The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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1,878 books — 7,002 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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7,825 books — 49,871 voters
Mysterious Skin by Scott HeimAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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3,272 books — 11,687 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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32,878 books — 124,792 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
What Book Got You Hooked?
4,015 books — 10,956 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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79,111 books — 295,015 voters