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519 books — 366 voters
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508 books — 394 voters

Fangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
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Cape Cod Books
143 books — 80 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWatership Down by Richard  Adams
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Everything is Quiet by Kendra Grant Malone
Great Small Press Books and Chapbooks
257 books — 183 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,885 books — 27,108 voters
Angels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Thrillers
5,131 books — 7,157 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,132 books — 3,698 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,451 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
867 books — 1,598 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,878 books — 7,007 voters
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayNorth and South by John Jakes
Best Historical Fiction
8,392 books — 27,561 voters