Straight from the Heart by Jennifer S. ProughAdult Manga by Sharon KinsellaOtaku by Hiroki AzumaAnime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle by Susan J. NapierA Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics by Kinko Itō
Academic Books about Anime
55 books — 32 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
770 books — 3,247 voters

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
961 books — 571 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaNausea by Jean-Paul SartreThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Existential Fiction
445 books — 762 voters

DMT by Rick StrassmanFood of the Gods by Terence McKennaThe Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos CastanedaTrue Hallucinations by Terence McKennaThe Psychedelic Explorer's Guide by James Fadiman
Best Altered States and More
62 books — 54 voters
En Otra Vida by D.   BergerLa Estrella & la Máscara by D.   BergerA la luz de la aurora by D.   BergerEl beso de la mujer araña by Manuel PuigEl reino de este mundo by Alejo Carpentier
Ficción en Español Bookclub
25 books — 6 voters

Pedro Páramo by Juan RulfoLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelEl llano en llamas by Juan RulfoThe Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings by Octavio PazLos de abajo by Mariano Azuela
Mexican Literature
394 books — 194 voters