Say You're One of Them by Uwem AkpanThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
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9,850 books — 22,160 voters

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3,357 books — 7,975 voters

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8,096 books — 19,875 voters

The White Tiger by Aravind AdigaOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutTestimony by Anita Shreve
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,774 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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139 books — 266 voters
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7,187 books — 28,370 voters

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77,126 books — 287,262 voters
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32,043 books — 121,693 voters