The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
770 books — 3,247 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Edible Woman by Margaret AtwoodParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Myth and Folktale Retellings
628 books — 580 voters
Ilium by Dan SimmonsOlympos by Dan SimmonsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanSeven Surrenders by Ada PalmerToo Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Books with Greek mythology references
508 books — 695 voters

Tampa by Alissa NuttingBoy Toy by Barry LygaWhat Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] by Zoë Heller
Student-Teacher Affair Novels
388 books — 1,800 voters
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
7,322 books — 25,532 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNative Tongue by Suzette Haden ElginThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,400 voters
The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler
Best Dark Humor
731 books — 1,634 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
September 2013 Library Reads
10 books — 246 voters
The Magus by John Fowles1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,002 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Best Books Published in 2013
3,588 books — 7,162 voters
The Stand by Stephen        KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWatchmen by Alan             Moore
Dystopia!
1,218 books — 2,753 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWatchmen by Alan             Moore
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
767 books — 1,293 voters
The Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
578 books — 3,497 voters