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Jeff's List:

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2. How to Be an Antiracist
3. 
   
4. The Nickel Boys
5. 
   
6. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
7. 
   
8. Daisy Jones & The Six
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10. Red, White & Royal Blue
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12. She Said
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14. This is How You Lose the Time War
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16. The Yellow House
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18. How to Do Nothing
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20. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
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Rebecca's List:

1. 
   
2. The Nickel Boys
3. 
   
4. Daisy Jones & The Six
5. 
   
6. Normal People
7. 
   
8. Such a Fun Age
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10. 
    
11. She Said (and Women Talking)
12. 
    
13. Red, White & Royal Blue
14. 
    
15. Maid
16. 
    
17. Gideon the Ninth
18. 
    
19. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
20. 
    
21. How to Be Antiracist
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