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I'm glad someone made me read this book
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Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
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884 books — 1,577 voters

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
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2,702 books — 3,917 voters
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3,291 books — 3,257 voters
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32,598 books — 124,065 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
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78,428 books — 292,355 voters