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SPFBO 2018 Fantasy Book Review
31 books — 26 voters

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1,873 books — 6,997 voters
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Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,228 books — 3,934 voters

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8,602 books — 25,099 voters
1984 by George OrwellFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,889 books — 49,797 voters

Prince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Warded Man by Peter V. BrettThe Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
The Grimdarks
480 books — 1,175 voters
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1,583 books — 1,672 voters

Red Sister by Mark  LawrenceIron Gold by Pierce Brown
Most Anticipated Books of 2017
957 books — 2,731 voters
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Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
335 books — 1,384 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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13,192 books — 80,289 voters

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32,226 books — 122,669 voters
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