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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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4,365 books — 7,981 voters

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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1,638 books — 5,990 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
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books About Mythology
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17,236 books — 17,180 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,076 books — 121,879 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
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3,859 books — 26,127 voters

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,250 books — 3,423 voters