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Not So Happily-Ever-After
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858 books — 1,595 voters
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7,717 books — 14,284 voters

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Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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2,204 books — 4,189 voters

The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
Desmond Elliott Prize Longlist 2013
10 books — 23 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnAttachments by Rainbow Rowell
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72 books — 36 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,189 voters
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Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,217 books — 28,368 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
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Books That Made You Cry
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