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Come Closer by Sara Gran
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47 books — 66 voters

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1,121 books — 1,776 voters

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687 books — 1,470 voters

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592 books — 2,048 voters
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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20,667 books — 24,515 voters

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
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The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,563 books — 18,683 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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77,091 books — 286,813 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Firm by Robin Waterfield
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2,730 books — 4,600 voters

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7,886 books — 49,785 voters
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8,096 books — 19,874 voters