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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
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251 books — 922 voters

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Night by Elie Wiesel
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5,289 books — 4,506 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,931 books — 2,081 voters
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Metafiction
442 books — 578 voters

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1984 by George Orwell
David Bowie's Top 100 Must Read Books
100 books — 311 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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1,385 books — 1,519 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books about Books and Libraries
837 books — 394 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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285 books — 135 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I'm glad someone made me read this book
11,062 books — 10,593 voters
A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
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6,237 books — 8,067 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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375 books — 515 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Stories For Book Lovers
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A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. FeynmanWhat If? by Randall Munroe
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,230 books — 16,859 voters


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