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Surprising Books
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,263,964 ratings — published 2017
We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,443,915 ratings — published 2014
The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,451,215 ratings — published 2019
The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,764,527 ratings — published 2022
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.10 — 998,261 ratings — published 2001
The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.55 — 153 ratings — published
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,414,854 ratings — published 2015
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,024,880 ratings — published 2012
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.06 — 384,187 ratings — published 1971
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.18 — 654,535 ratings — published 1996
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,131,416 ratings — published 2012
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (John Dies at the End, #4)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.45 — 9,151 ratings — published 2022
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.57 — 3,767,873 ratings — published 2023
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,717,986 ratings — published 2018
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,736,697 ratings — published 2016
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.63 — 3,350,809 ratings — published 2016
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,554,970 ratings — published 2003
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,885,209 ratings — published 2013
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,563,658 ratings — published 2012
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.98 — 115,424 ratings — published 2011
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.94 — 931,581 ratings — published 2021
Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,993,485 ratings — published 2018
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,223,062 ratings — published 2020
Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,907,059 ratings — published 2019
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,463,632 ratings — published 2017
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,185,383 ratings — published 2015
The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,120,339 ratings — published 2011
The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,336,878 ratings — published 2011
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,673,248 ratings — published 2014
The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.86 — 143,971 ratings — published 2014
Big Little Lies (Big Little Lies, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,134,127 ratings — published 2014
White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.16 — 91,217 ratings — published 2014
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.99 — 386,901 ratings — published 2011
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.01 — 662,423 ratings — published 2013
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,826,510 ratings — published 2012
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,195,173 ratings — published 2007
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.05 — 406,935 ratings — published 2012
Never Lie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,623,673 ratings — published 2022
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,760,473 ratings — published 2023
Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,846,692 ratings — published 2022
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.10 — 685,114 ratings — published 2007
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.23 — 356,581 ratings — published 2015
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.97 — 931,870 ratings — published 2016
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,834,391 ratings — published 2017
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.04 — 187,366 ratings — published 2015
Everything, Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.96 — 685,447 ratings — published 2015
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,508,037 ratings — published 2015
Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.06 — 632,764 ratings — published 2014
The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,343,337 ratings — published 2015
Slammed (Slammed, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as surprising)
avg rating 4.14 — 457,828 ratings — published 2012
“Sometimes the world sits at a corner and waits for you to fail! Surprise the world!”
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“Innovative improvements are only incremental; while surprising and ingenious new inventions spawn entire industries, bringing wealth to nations.”
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― CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field
