Bluets by Maggie NelsonCitizen by Claudia RankineAutobiography of Red by Anne CarsonDon’t Let Me Be Lonely by Claudia RankineThe Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Lyric Essay and Hybrid Genre
59 books — 26 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Absurdist Fiction
317 books — 291 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMetamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz KafkaHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Best Surrealist Literature
265 books — 213 voters