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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
765 books — 3,239 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
1,495 books — 2,652 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
623 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
509 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
387 books — 1,784 voters
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction
7,250 books — 25,374 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 — 1,402 voters
The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler
Best Dark Humor
724 books — 1,649 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
1,867 books — 7,000 voters

Wild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,704 books — 1,552 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Millions - The Best Fiction of the Millennium (So Far)
24 books — 66 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Flavorwire's 20 Highbrow Books to Read on the Beach This Summer (2013)
15 books — 31 voters
Night Film by Marisha PesslLexicon by Max Barry
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 932 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Best Books Published in 2013
3,587 books — 7,170 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodWatchmen by Alan Moore
Dystopia!
1,212 books — 2,755 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeWatchmen by Alan Moore
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
758 books — 1,290 voters
The Monk by Matthew Gregory LewisWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
562 books — 3,463 voters