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Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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77 books — 45 voters
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
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Dune by Frank HerbertFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
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Most Under-rated Science Fiction
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9,446 books — 8,490 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Children's Books
5,320 books — 6,715 voters
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Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,768 books — 26,023 voters