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Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 272
Historical Fiction - 41
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Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 27
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Books in Translation - 58
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Black Authors - 47
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Asian Authors - 62
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Female Friendships - 21
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Philosophical - 31
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Magical or Supernatural - 35
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Less Than 250 Pages - 477

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17th Century or Earlier - 12
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USA - 189
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East Asia (except China) - 20
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