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Melissa’s favorite books

Letters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere Smith Spirited Away, Volume 1 by Hayao Miyazaki Spirited Away, Volume 4 by Hayao Miyazaki The China Study by T. Colin Campbell The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Spirited Away, Volume 2 by Hayao Miyazaki Portrait of an Artist by Laurie Lisle Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi Spirited Away, Volume 3 by Hayao Miyazaki
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Listopia Votes

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLetters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere SmithThe Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński
Best Books Ever
79,413 books — 296,013 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettStones from the River by Ursula HegiThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Historical Fiction
8,232 books — 27,157 voters

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Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, Art, Book Club, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Graphic novels, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Politics, Suspense, and Thriller


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