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Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell
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The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,135 books — 10,099 voters
Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
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The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
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8,090 books — 5,808 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Shining by Stephen  King
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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975 books — 1,912 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Books
835 books — 747 voters

Dead Wake by Erik LarsonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,366 books — 2,494 voters
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The Most Deserving Newbery
127 books — 3,016 voters

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Best Books of the 20th Century
7,890 books — 49,804 voters