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1,312 books — 1,729 voters

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The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,287 books — 11,630 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Books that Make you Laugh
3,516 books — 5,207 voters
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2,078 books — 2,439 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
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Best Books Ever
78,226 books — 291,735 voters