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772 books — 3,249 voters

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121 books — 57 voters
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264 books — 94 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Outside-the-box Speculative Fiction
885 books — 486 voters
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Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 668 voters

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The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,090 voters