Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 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
250 books — 922 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
1,028 books — 955 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
512 books — 2,278 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
31,460 books — 119,776 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
8,347 books — 24,648 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 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
1,078 books — 623 voters