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best hard science fiction
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178 books — 3,877 voters
1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingIt by Stephen  KingLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
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7,333 books — 15,710 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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31,876 books — 121,152 voters

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76,825 books — 285,843 voters