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What To Read Next
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3,762 books — 26,013 voters
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7,188 books — 28,367 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
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7,899 books — 49,785 voters
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31,694 books — 120,569 voters

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Best Books of the 21st Century
9,829 books — 22,009 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books Ever
76,530 books — 284,697 voters