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2015 Tournament of Books Short List
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven by Rick MoodyFragile Things by Neil GaimanSmoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanWastelands by John Joseph Adams
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2,911 books — 2,060 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsSellevision by Augusten Burroughs
Best Humorous Books
4,414 books — 8,075 voters

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
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1,951 books — 4,464 voters
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Zombies!
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,639 books — 5,992 voters

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,498 books — 7,680 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,840 books — 4,979 voters

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books About Mythology
1,405 books — 2,234 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,422 books — 17,596 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,483 books — 123,669 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAlas, Babylon by Pat FrankThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin BrockmeierThe Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,983 books — 26,572 voters

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,288 books — 3,459 voters