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The beauty of fiction writing is its ability to take the reader into captivating imagined worlds, from fantasy-like environments to tales set back in time.
Every year, Amazon pulls together its most popular print books of the year?. Based on sales numbers and updated daily, the list is a good indication of what books people have been reading and talking about the most.
The list of fiction includes everything from classics like F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" to Harper Lee's newly released novel "Go Set a Watchman."
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