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What Book Would You Like To Live In?
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598 books — 2,056 voters
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1,216 books — 2,575 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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2,306 books — 3,225 voters
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Best Fantasy Books
1,703 books — 2,098 voters

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Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
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1,875 books — 7,000 voters
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Series with Sass
230 books — 186 voters

Love Story by Erich Segal
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8,115 books — 19,888 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldPresumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Best Twists
8,622 books — 9,576 voters

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Favorite books from my childhood
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42 books — 67 voters

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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78,136 books — 291,326 voters