The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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287 books — 157 voters
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Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto
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770 books — 3,247 voters
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2,017 books — 3,939 voters

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1,754 books — 1,630 voters
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86 books — 115 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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7,189 books — 28,381 voters

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
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1,210 books — 1,245 voters

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1,300 books — 1,131 voters
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29 books — 6 voters

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1,153 books — 1,607 voters

Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
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417 books — 541 voters
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475 books — 525 voters

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733 books — 1,892 voters
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Have Passport Will Travel
703 books — 586 voters

Wild Swans by Jung Chang
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743 books — 565 voters
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
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3,188 books — 11,273 voters

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Ultimate Backpacking Novels
469 books — 1,134 voters
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Thrillers
4,582 books — 5,586 voters

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31,407 books — 119,695 voters
Joyland by Stephen        King
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2,492 books — 11,694 voters


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