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P's List of Books That Exceeded Expectations

A list of books that fall into two categories: 1. books where I went in with low-ish expectations and was pleasantly surprised 2. books that managed to exceed my high expectations.
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The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
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Alif the Unseen
Alif the Unseen
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The Apple Tart of Hope (Sarah Moore Fitzgerald)
The Apple Tart of Hope
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Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
The Arabian Nightmare (Robert Irwin)
The Arabian Nightmare
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Robert Irwin
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
5
Samuel R Delany
Blonde Bombshell (Tom Holt)
Blonde Bombshell
6
Tom Holt
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
7
Kobo Abe
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
8
Maureen F Mchugh
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls (Aliette De Bodard)
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
9
Aliette De Bodard
City of Illusions (Ursula K. Le Guin)
City of Illusions
10
Ursula K. Le Guin
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
11
Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Boys (T. Kingfisher)
Clockwork Boys
12
T. Kingfisher
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
13
Iain M. Banks
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
14
Frances Hardinge
The Curse of Chalion
The Curse of Chalion
15
Death at Intervals (Jose Saramago)
Death at Intervals
16
Jose Saramago
Death Comes as Epiphany (Sharan Newman)
Death Comes as Epiphany
17
Sharan Newman
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
18
A.S. Byatt
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
19
Connie Willis
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
20
Seanan McGuire
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
21
Bram Stoker
The Duchess War (Courtney Milan)
The Duchess War
22
Courtney Milan
Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
Elantris
23
Brandon Sanderson
The Elephant's Journey (José Saramago)
The Elephant's Journey
24
José Saramago
The Emperor's Babe (Bernardine Evaristo)
The Emperor's Babe
25
Bernardine Evaristo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
26
Nghi Vo
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse (Hermann Hesse)
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse
27
Hermann Hesse
The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
The Final Empire
28
Brandon Sanderson
Fledgling (Sharon Lee, Steve Miller)
Fledgling
29
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Foe
Foe
30
Four Ways to Forgiveness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Four Ways to Forgiveness
31
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
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Catherynne M. Valente
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
33
Hermann Hesse
The Gods of Pegana
The Gods of Pegana
34
The Governess Game (Tessa Dare)
The Governess Game
35
Tessa Dare
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
36
John Gardner
A Grosvenor Square Christmas (Various)
A Grosvenor Square Christmas
37
Various
The Hallowed Hunt
The Hallowed Hunt
38
Heartless (Marissa Meyer)
Heartless
39
Marissa Meyer
A House of Pomegranates (Oscar Wilde)
A House of Pomegranates
40
Oscar Wilde
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