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The Tin Drum by Günter Grass
Magical Realism
457 books — 691 voters
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon JamesChildren of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2019
599 books — 1,724 voters

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Contemporary Short Story Collections
122 books — 74 voters
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Favorite Contemporary Books by Female Authors
60 books — 40 voters

Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan
2019 Hugo Awards - Best Graphic Story
33 books — 46 voters
Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan
Great Graphic Novels (released in) 2018
239 books — 122 voters

Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Magic Realism Novels
179 books — 153 voters
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
Best Books of the 18th Century
373 books — 1,015 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Best Books of the 17th Century
334 books — 712 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,228 books — 2,445 voters

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,163 books — 1,524 voters
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić
Oulipo,etc.
254 books — 250 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
979 books — 619 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
Best Humor Writing
883 books — 998 voters

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Excellent Space Opera
1,136 books — 3,973 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradAnimal Farm by George OrwellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessNotes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor Dostoevsky
World's Greatest Novellas
737 books — 1,484 voters

Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Complete Stories by Franz KafkaThe Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai GogolCollected Stories by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Short Stories
1,777 books — 1,071 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,771 books — 27,042 voters

Life by Georges PerecA Void by Georges PerecExercises in Style by Raymond Queneau
Strangely constructed, alternative, different styles of novel
46 books — 14 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovOnly Revolutions by Mark Z. DanielewskiDictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
306 books — 552 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovPnin by Vladimir NabokovAda, or Ardor by Vladimir NabokovDespair by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Works of Vladimir Nabokov
31 books — 29 voters
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,369 books — 4,694 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyCloud Atlas by David MitchellOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,205 books — 9,118 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoI, Claudius by Robert GravesRoots by Alex HaleyBurr by Gore Vidal
Best Historical Fiction
8,139 books — 27,026 voters

Riddley Walker by Russell HobanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,306 books — 3,554 voters
Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,719 books — 13,297 voters

Lolita by Vladimir NabokovOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleUlysses by James JoyceFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Books Ever
79,098 books — 294,969 voters
The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsHyperion by Dan SimmonsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,811 books — 26,036 voters