1421 by Gavin Menzies
Worst historical non-fiction
39 books — 39 voters
Boys Over Flowers by Yōko KamioHana-Kimi by Hisaya NakajoGoong by So-hee ParkSkip Beat!, Vol. 1 by Yoshiki NakamuraFuture Diary, Volume 01 by Sakae Esuno
Dramas Based On Manga
76 books — 51 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,355 books — 119,225 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,123 books — 25,655 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheDear John by Nicholas SparksThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Most Heartbreaking
171 books — 129 voters
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
War Fiction
1,255 books — 381 voters

Musashi by Eiji YoshikawaSo Sad to Fall in Battle by Kumiko Kakehashi
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,245 voters