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The English Teacher Reflects: Books That Exceeded His Expectations - Page 2

Whenever I start a book, be it fiction or non-fiction, literary or popular, heavy or light, I go in with certain expectations. Occasionally I'm disappointed, but most of the time I pretty much get what I figured I would. Sometimes, however, I am surprised(and pleased) when the book I'm reading turns out to be much more than I had expected, often in ways I never even considered. Often I will then seek out other works by the same author(s). [Case in point - Emily St. John Mandel. After having been blown away by "Station Eleven ", I sought out her other books. I have been surprised and moved by all of them.] Here are 125 books , all of which have far exceeded expectations. Some have left me pleasantly surprised while others have left me gob-smacked. I would (and in many cases already have) reread them again. And again. And…
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
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The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
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The Good German (Kanon)
The Good German (Kanon)
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Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
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Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
46
Gravity (Gerritsen)
Gravity (Gerritsen)
47
The Great Warming (Fagan)
The Great Warming (Fagan)
48
The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
49
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
50
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
51
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
52
I Know a Secret (Tess Gerritsen)
I Know a Secret (Tess Gerritsen)
53
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
54
Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
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The Inspector (Jan De Hartog)
The Inspector (Jan De Hartog)
57
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
58
John Dies at the End (Parting)
John Dies at the End (Parting)
59
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
60
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
61
The Last Stand (Nathaniel Philbrick)
The Last Stand (Nathaniel Philbrick)
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The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
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The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
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The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
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Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
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Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
67
Ludwig's Room (Hotschnig)
Ludwig's Room (Hotschnig)
68
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
69
The Men Who Stare at Goats (Jon Ronson)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (Jon Ronson)
70
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
Mona Lisa Overdrive (William Gibson)
71
The Moonstone (Collins)
The Moonstone (Collins)
72
Morality Play (Unsworth)
Morality Play (Unsworth)
73
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
74
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
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The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
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A Night in the Lonesome October
A Night in the Lonesome October
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The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
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The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (William L. Shirer)
The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940 (William L. Shirer)
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Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
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No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
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