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1,858 books — 4,643 voters
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Replay by Ken Grimwood
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7,189 books — 28,379 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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7,809 books — 49,781 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Middle Kingdom by David WingroveThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. DickChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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