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711 books — 1,083 voters
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
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589 books — 3,505 voters

Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason
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The Fourth Hand by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 345 voters

The Wine of Angels by Phil RickmanA Darker Domain by Val McDermid
Fearless Females
769 books — 922 voters
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Stories Where Tarot Reading Plays A Role
154 books — 126 voters

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Serpent's Tale by Ariana FranklinGrave Goods by Ariana Franklin
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2,086 books — 4,546 voters
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan BradleyThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Books I Read in 2012
461 books — 51 voters

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2012
151 books — 269 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,538 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
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415 books — 671 voters
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530 books — 1,887 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMatilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,426 books — 7,432 voters
The Book of Human Skin by Michelle LovricThe Gargoyle by Andrew  DavidsonThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,237 books — 68,731 voters

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist
12 books — 177 voters