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Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
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612 books — 1,012 voters

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. DunkleRed as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer by Tanith Lee
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1,865 books — 1,122 voters
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1,023 books — 3,346 voters

This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsAin't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsKiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Best Ever Contemporary Romance Books
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Medieval Fantasy Books
507 books — 935 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
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4,890 books — 5,930 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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623 books — 137 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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1,874 books — 6,997 voters
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
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2,233 books — 2,847 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,215 books — 28,370 voters