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Listopia > Kitty Tomlinson's votes on the list Books That Exceeded Your Expectations (64 Books)
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The House of the Spirits
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"Love Isabel Allende's books."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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Snow Falling on Cedars
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"Loved this book. It just stayed with me for quite a while."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)
by See Review |
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The Old Man and the Sea
by See Review |
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Vanishing Acts
by See Review |
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
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"Love this series. Flavia is such an intelligent yet vulnerable character."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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"Beautiful imagery in this book."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Cutting for Stone
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"This book just stays with you."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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Where the Heart Is
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"This just stayed with me."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Cane River
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"Set in Louisiana not far from where my dad's from. History must be set straight. I love the way this was written.
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
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"Read these in childhood. Pippi made me laugh so much."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Centennial
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"My favorite Michener book. Loved the area it's set in and the characters."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
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"Loved this series."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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"Blew me away. A little improbable from time to time, but..."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Mercy of Thin Air
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"Loved this book. The author came to a book signing at our library. Very personable and answered questions. Loved the dual love stories. Plus it was set in Louisiana--my home."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Joy Luck Club
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"Beautiful characters. Stayed with me."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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The Winter Sea (Slains, #1)
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"Just when you think you know what's coming next, she threw a curve at you. Enjoyed this a lot."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Little Stranger
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"Eerie book."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 2 stars
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P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1)
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"Very moving."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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A Christmas Carol
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"I had put off reading this book for years. So glad I finally read it.
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
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"Love this series and the setting."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
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"Love Stephanie Plumm and her Grandma Mazer."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
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"Very enjoyable."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
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"Read this kicking and screaming. Did not think I would like it but I did. Liked it enough to read the second one and am now waiting to read the third."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2)
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"See note above."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
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"Love Tempe and this series."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Cheaper by the Dozen
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"Was a teenager when I read this. Remember laughing at the father's idea of a quick bath/shower."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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Clara and Mr. Tiffany
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"Enjoyed this so much that I recommended it to my book club. This stayed with me and made me research the characters, etc."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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Silas Marner
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"Read this in high school and it has stayed with me."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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For One More Day
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"Read this after losing our eldest son. One more day would never be enough. Good premise, though."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Year of Wonders
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"Awesome book. Loved the character development."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
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"Love Tess Gerritsen's writing. She does suspense well."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
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"Love this series. I've read some titles and listed to some titles on audiobooks. These characters make me want to go to Botswana and look for them.
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
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"Read this right after it was published while the aircrash was still fairly recent. Broke my heart what these people had to do to survive."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)
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"Awesome series."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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Lone Wolf
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"Jodi hits all the hot topics and gives you multiple viewpoints of the topics. Quite a talent."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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Invisible Prey (Lucas Davenport, #17)
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"What can I say about John Sandford and his characters, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers. Excellent job of character development and building suspense."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Tuck Everlasting
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"Gives you a series look at immortality that takes the blinders off the thought of eternal life."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Year of Miss Agnes
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"Set in Alaska. Shows the life of a teacher coming from outside and adapting to life there and coming to love her students. Enjoyable."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
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"Awesome series. Only 4 entries in series. Sadly, the author has died. She did an excellent job with this series. She's missed."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Outsiders
by See Review |
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Circle of Friends
by See Review |
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Pride and Prejudice
by See Review |
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A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
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"This novel helps redeem the South. It shows that modern Southerners are not all neanderthals. There is still prejudice here in the South but I think it is changing---slowly but still changing."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Smilla's Sense of Snow
by See Review |
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The Whipping Boy
by See Review |
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Grandfather's Journey
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"Beautiful picture book. Very moving."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
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"Love Amy Tan. Book was awesome."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 5 stars
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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"This is the book I recommend to moms who are looking for books for their reluctant sons who have to have their arms twisted to pick up a book and read."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Oh My Stars
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"Love Lorna Landvik. Makes me want to hurry up to Minnesota."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Welcome to the Great Mysterious
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"See note above."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
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"Laughed a lot."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana
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"Enjoyed this memoir a lot."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Member of the Wedding
by See Review |
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A Long Way from Chicago (A Long Way from Chicago, #1)
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"Loved this series. Just had to smile."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Bud, Not Buddy
by
"Very enjoyable. I've recommened this book to reluctant male readers as well."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
by See Review |
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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"This captured my imagination."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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The Westing Game
by See Review |
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A Northern Light
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"Enjoyed this title."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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Number the Stars
by See Review |
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It's Always Something
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"Broke my heart when Gilda died. She's still missed."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 4 stars
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Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
by See Review |
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Canterville Ghost
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"The idea of a sick, pouty ghost just made me laugh."
Kitty Tomlinson
rated it 3 stars
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