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Unexpected Gems - 30 Books That Will Surprise + Delight!

Gems - books that are unexpected and valuable in different ways.
Some are rarely seen on lists (A Funny Kind of Paradise; Q & A) .
Some are considered classics - you will see why after reading them (The Metamorphosis; Tuck Everlasting).
Many are sort of sweet, heart-warming (Good Eggs).
A few are rude and hilarious (Crooked Little Vein).
Some are just unexpected, in a good way (The Queen's Gambit).
I hope you find something new to try.
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Q & a (Vikas Swarup)
Q & A
1
Vikas Swarup
The Sisters Sputnik (Terry Favro)
The Sisters Sputnik
2
Terry Favro
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
3
Louis Sachar
Crooked Little Vein
Crooked Little Vein
4
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life (Trevor Cole)
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life
5
Trevor Cole
The White Bone (Barbara Gowdy)
The White Bone
6
Barbara Gowdy
Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival (Bernd Heinrich)
Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival
7
Bernd Heinrich
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
8
Martha Wells
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
9
Flannery O'Connor
Good Eggs (Rebecca Hardiman)
Good Eggs
10
Rebecca Hardiman
Unnatural Magic (C.M.Waggoner)
Unnatural Magic
11
C.M.Waggoner
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
12
Natalie Babbitt
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
13
Edward Albee
Mister Sandman (Barbara Gowdy)
Mister Sandman
14
Barbara Gowdy
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
15
Franz Kafka
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
16
Gail Honeyman
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
17
Becky Chambers
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
18
Agatha Christie
The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
The Thursday Murder Club
19
Richard Osman
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
20
George Eliot
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
21
Ernest J. Gaines
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
22
Sigrid Nunez
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
23
Jeff Vandermeer
A Funny Kind of Paradise (Jo Owens)
A Funny Kind of Paradise
24
Jo Owens
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
25
Maria Semple
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
26
Walter Tevis
George Bush Dark Prince of Love (Lydia Millet)
George Bush Dark Prince of Love
27
Lydia Millet
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
28
Nevil Shute
The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Tade Thompson)
The Murders of Molly Southbourne
29
Tade Thompson
Enter the Aardvark (Jessica Anthony)
Enter the Aardvark
30
Jessica Anthony
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