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1,868 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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7,787 books — 49,756 voters
Mysterious Skin by Scott HeimAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,184 books — 11,144 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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31,320 books — 118,976 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?
3,826 books — 10,300 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.
Best Books Ever
75,370 books — 279,839 voters