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Bared to You by Sylvia DayReflected in You by Sylvia DayEntwined with You by Sylvia DayThis Man by Jodi Ellen MalpasWallbanger by Alice Clayton
Contemporary Romance 50 Shades Better Than 50 Shades
694 books — 467 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLost Boy by Jacob Blosser
One Book - Genre
41 books — 77 voters

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHouse of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus IIIA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayMarked by P.C. Cast
The Title is Better Than the Book
182 books — 68 voters
Mad Love by Lynessa LayneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson1984 by George OrwellThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Which Books Exceeded Your Expectations?
172 books — 66 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Books That Will Change Your Life....Wish I Read Them Sooner!
43 books — 65 voters
Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 by Naoko TakeuchiOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaKannazuki No Miko by KaishakuSailor Moon Stars, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi
The Anime was better than the Manga
55 books — 56 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAlong for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Expanding Horizons
171 books — 51 voters
Why Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinCrony Capitalism in America by Hunter Lewis
Econs For Change
173 books — 47 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBullies, Bastards and Bitches by Jessica Page MorrellWriting Fiction for Dummies by Randy IngermansonHooked by Les EdgertonTechniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
Writing Can Be Taught Books
53 books — 43 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckGood in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Good, Better, Best
767 books — 28 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Books That Will Inspire You to Be a Better Person in 2013
50 books — 24 voters
Get Well Soon by Jennifer WrightThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Worst Witch by Jill MurphyMarley and Me by John GroganThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Best and The Worst
336 books — 19 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRemembering Jenny by Scott BenyackoControl Switch On by Ira Teller
Books That Have Good Core Values
21 books — 12 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book and the Movie Version Were Both Excellent
75 books — 12 voters

Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesTruth by Aleatha RomigSeduced in the Dark by C.J. RobertsPerfection by R.L. MathewsonComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Better Than the Original
32 books — 9 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyDune by Frank HerbertMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultLeft Behind by Tim LaHayeBeggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Designer Babies
18 books — 5 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanAbraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithIt by Stephen KingExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Books Whose Movies Were Better
11 books — 4 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAlign Your Life by Kim RyderCherish or Perish by Prabha KaranSoul Statements by Corey Lyon FolsomThe Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
Changed My Thinking for the Better
12 books — 4 voters

The Outsiders by Christopher SergelLorna Doone by R.D. BlackmoreJaws by Peter BenchleyMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtCarol by Patricia Highsmith
The Book Was Better- Book Turned Movie
8 books — 3 voters
The Awakening by L.J. SmithFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanNothing Can Keep Us Together by Cecily von ZiegesarNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Rare instances where the movie is better.
16 books — 3 voters

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