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The English Teacher Reflects: Books That Exceeded His Expectations - Page 3

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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Noir (Christopher Moore)
Noir (Christopher Moore)
82
None So Blind (Joe Haldeman)
None So Blind (Joe Haldeman)
83
The Old Ballgame (Deford)
The Old Ballgame (Deford)
84
One Last Thing Before I Go (Tropper)
One Last Thing Before I Go (Tropper)
85
Parzifal (Eschenbach)
Parzifal (Eschenbach)
86
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
87
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
88
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman (David Brin)
89
The Power and the Glory (Greene)
The Power and the Glory (Greene)
90
The Prodigal Spy (Kanon)
The Prodigal Spy (Kanon)
91
The Quiet American (Greene)
The Quiet American (Greene)
92
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
93
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
94
Sacre Bleu
Sacre Bleu
95
The Searchers (Lemay)
The Searchers (Lemay)
96
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
97
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
98
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (Estelman)
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (Estelman)
99
Shoeless Joe (W.P. Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe (W.P. Kinsella)
100
Siddhartha (Hesse)
Siddhartha (Hesse)
101
The Silent Girl (Tess Gerritsen)
The Silent Girl (Tess Gerritsen)
102
The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
103
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
104
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
105
Song of Kali (Simmons)
Song of Kali (Simmons)
106
Space Odyssey (Michael Benson)
Space Odyssey (Michael Benson)
107
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
108
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
109
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
110
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
111
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
112
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
113
Sweat (Lynn Nottage)
Sweat (Lynn Nottage)
114
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
115
This Immortal (Roger Zelazny)
This Immortal (Roger Zelazny)
116
Three Novels (Beckett)
Three Novels (Beckett)
117
The Train Was on Time (Bõll)
The Train Was on Time (Bõll)
118
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
119
The Trojan War: A New History (Barry Strauss)
The Trojan War: A New History (Barry Strauss)
120
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
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