Bats of the Republic by Zachary Thomas DodsonThe Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich
Books With Visual Aids
27 books — 19 voters

Spring Snow by Yukio MishimaThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiI Am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiThousand Cranes by Yasunari KawabataThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
Best Japanese Books
773 books — 3,249 voters

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Metafiction
442 books — 578 voters
There Is No Year by Blake Butler
Best Surrealist Literature
265 books — 213 voters

The Ritual by Adam L.G. NevillGerald's Game by Stephen  King
Best Wilderness Horror Stories
122 books — 129 voters
Blindsight by Peter WattsDiamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair ReynoldsRevelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Space Horror
332 books — 298 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiThe Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō AbeDance Dance Dance by Haruki MurakamiHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
An Unusual Japanese Book List
219 books — 178 voters