The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books17 points

6 Works 49,981 Books 714 Reviews ½ 3.8
125 writers submitted top-ten lists of their favorite works. Editor J. Peder Zane then utilized a point system and compiled a best-of list based on all the lists.
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