Faust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
German Classics
227 books — 151 voters
Rubinrot by Kerstin GierInkheart by Cornelia FunkeMomo by Michael EndeSaphirblau by Kerstin GierThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Best German Authors
606 books — 704 voters

Rubinrot by Kerstin GierDream a Little Dream by Kerstin GierErebos by Ursula PoznanskiInkheart by Cornelia FunkeReckless by Cornelia Funke
YA Books by German Writers
395 books — 257 voters
The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueSteppenwolf by Hermann HessePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
973 books — 956 voters

Our Land Was a Forest by Kayano ShigeruThe Conquest of Ainu Lands by Brett L. WalkerAinu by William W. FitzhughThe Romance of the Bear God by Shigeru KayanoThe Fabric of Indigeneity by Ann-Elise Lewallen
Books about the Ainu
27 books — 5 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,190 books — 25,739 voters

Bridge of Birds by Barry HughartThe Scourge by Roberto CalasWar for the Oaks by Emma BullHere Lies Death by Harlan VaughnIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,110 books — 1,546 voters
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanShakespeare's Sonnets by William ShakespeareThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotAriel by Sylvia Plath
Best Poetry Books
2,983 books — 2,424 voters