Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
772 books — 3,249 voters
The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaAnimal Farm by George OrwellHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradBartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville
Most influential books under 100 pages
254 books — 925 voters

The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannThe World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigChess Story by Stefan ZweigSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature
976 books — 959 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Russian Literature
515 books — 2,284 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,911 books — 121,223 voters
1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardI, Robot by Isaac AsimovReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,548 books — 24,841 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,258 books — 9,050 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,079 books — 623 voters