On Cats by Doris Lessing
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Crash Course in Slavic Literature
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Woman-Authored Books
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
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1,711 books — 6,883 voters

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Books of the 20th Century
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Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,911 books — 121,221 voters

The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura
Tea for Me, Please
142 books — 57 voters

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Best Love Stories
5,183 books — 9,645 voters
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Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
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Best Russian Literature
513 books — 2,282 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Best Haruki Murakami Books
26 books — 842 voters
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Food-Related Fiction
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Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
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