La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous水滸傳 by Shi Nai'anDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraHistoria de la vida del Buscón by Francisco de QuevedoDead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
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123 books — 73 voters
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559 books — 497 voters

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759 books — 957 voters
The Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,251 books — 24,495 voters
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Best Adult Vampire Books
1,762 books — 4,896 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Idiot by Fyodor DostoevskyDead Souls by Nikolai GogolDiary of a Madman and Other Stories by Nikolai Gogol
Best Russian Literature
510 books — 2,273 voters
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Best French Literature
871 books — 1,549 voters

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The Worst Books of All Time
8,175 books — 19,861 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLes Misérables by Victor HugoLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books Ever
74,780 books — 277,438 voters