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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 (Vikas Swarup)
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The Sisters Sputnik (Terry Favro)
The Sisters Sputnik (Terry Favro)
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Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes (Louis Sachar)
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Crooked Little Vein
Crooked Little Vein
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Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life (Trevor Cole)
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life (Trevor Cole)
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The White Bone (Barbara Gowdy)
The White Bone (Barbara Gowdy)
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Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival (Bernd Heinrich)
Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival (Bernd Heinrich)
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All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
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Good Eggs (Rebecca Hardiman)
Good Eggs (Rebecca Hardiman)
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Unnatural Magic (C.M.Waggoner)
Unnatural Magic (C.M.Waggoner)
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Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Mister Sandman (Barbara Gowdy)
Mister Sandman (Barbara Gowdy)
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Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
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The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman)
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Silas Marner
Silas Marner
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A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
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The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
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A Funny Kind of Paradise (Jo Owens)
A Funny Kind of Paradise (Jo Owens)
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
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The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
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George Bush Dark Prince of Love (Lydia Millet)
George Bush Dark Prince of Love (Lydia Millet)
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A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
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The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Tade Thompson)
The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Tade Thompson)
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Enter the Aardvark (Jessica Anthony)
Enter the Aardvark (Jessica Anthony)
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