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best hard science fiction
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
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190 books — 3,891 voters
1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingIt by Stephen  KingLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,301 books — 11,661 voters

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7,482 books — 16,324 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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Best Books Ever
78,769 books — 293,469 voters