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499 books — 2,306 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
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1,536 books — 2,768 voters
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104 books — 1,402 voters

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625 books — 710 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinA Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
262 books — 3,767 voters
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7,818 books — 49,886 voters
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The Odyssey by HomerMetamorphoses by OvidThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien1984 by George Orwell
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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
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