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Mysteries For Deep Thinkers
324 books — 192 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyNaked by David SedarisThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerThe Crossing by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters

The Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseySometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
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1,356 books — 1,778 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOn the Road by Jack KerouacA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters