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I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
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Best Villains
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1,167 books — 1,111 voters
Paradise Lost by John MiltonThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
Rooting for the Bad Guy
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Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
The Worst Books of All Time
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