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1,218 books — 1,245 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
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7,389 books — 16,200 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
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Dubliners by James Joyce
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310 books — 388 voters
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776 books — 3,253 voters

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The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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