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These are apparently the 20 best paperbacks of all time

WH Smith asked its followers on social media customers their favourite paperbacks of all time.

It compiled a list of 100 from the thousands of suggestions.

Here is the top 20:

1.To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

2.The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

3.The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

4.Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

5.The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger

6.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - JK Rowling

7.The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

8.The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

9.Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

10.Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

11.The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

12.Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks

13.Lord of the Flies - William Golding

14.Life of Pi - Yann Martel

15.The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

16.Me Before You - Jojo Moyes

17.One Day - David Nicholls

18.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

19.1984 - George Orwell

20.Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

You can see the full 100 here.

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