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The Wall by Haushofer, Marlen The Box Man by Abe, Kōbō The Ark Sakura by Abe, Kōbō The Last Wolf / Herman by Krasznahorkai, László The Road by McCarthy, Cormac Bartleby the Scrivener & Other Stories: The Lightning-rod Man, The Bell-Tower by Melville, Herman Hit Parade of Tears by Suzuki, Izumi The Burnout Society by Han, Byung-Chul Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2) by McCarthy, Cormac The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by Graeber, David Checkout 19 by Bennett, Claire-Louise The Fall by Camus, Albert Things We Lost in the Fire by Enríquez, Mariana The Housekeeper and the Professor by Ogawa, Yōko The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Enríquez, Mariana The Seventh Function of Language by Binet, Laurent Sad by Design: On Platform Nihilism by Lovink, Geert The Double and The Gambler by Dostoevsky, Fyodor Good Economics for Hard Times : Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems by Banerjee, Abhijit V. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Fisher, Mark The Memory Police by Ogawa, Yōko

List of all books

TitleAuthor# pagesMy RatingAvg. rateMonth readLoC #Pub. yearLoC class
Wittgenstein’s NephewBernhard, Thomas101★★★★☆4.03Jan 25PT2662.E7 W5813 19901982German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature
سنگر و قمقمه‌های خالیSadeghi, Bahram432★★★★★3.88Dec 241967
Spadework for a PalaceKrasznahorkai, László97★★★★★3.96Dec 24PH3281.K8866 A6713 20222018Uralic languages. Basque language
The Ruined MapAbe, Kōbō306★★★★★3.47Dec 24PL845.B4 M613 20011967Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
My WorkRavn, Olga416★★★★☆4.00Dec 24PT8177.28.A87 M5813 20232020German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature
The WallHaushofer, Marlen240★★★★★4.03Nov 24PT2617.A425 W313 20221963German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature
The Diary of a NobodyGrossmith, George176★★★★☆3.69Nov 24PR6013.R795 D53 20081892English literature
AusterlitzSebald, W.G.415★★★★☆3.99Sep 24PT2681.E18 A9513 20112001German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature
عزاداران بیلساعدی, غلامحسین208★★★★☆3.97Aug 241964
Terminal Boredom: StoriesSuzuki, Izumi218★★★★★3.59 NaNPL861.U9265A2 20212021Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Inter Ice Age 4Abe, Kōbō240★★★★☆3.70Jul 24PL845.B4 D313 19811959Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
A Confederacy of DuncesToole, John Kennedy394★★★★☆3.89Jul 24PS3570.O54 C66 20021980American literature
Billy Budd, SailorMelville, Herman166★★★★☆3.17Jul 24PS2384 .B5 20061924American literature
ملکوتSadeghi, Bahram112★★★★★3.85Jun 241961
Chasing HomerKrasznahorkai, László96★★★★★3.73Jun 24PH3281.K8866M56132019Uralic languages. Basque language
The Box ManAbe, Kōbō178★★★★★3.60May 24PL845.B4 H313 19911973Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
RevengeOgawa, Yōko162★★★☆☆4.04May 24PL858.G37 K3613 20131998Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
VladFuentes, Carlos111★★★★☆3.37May 24PQ7297.F793 V53 20102004French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature
The Ark SakuraAbe, Kōbō352★★★★★3.55May 24PL845.B4 H2713 19891984Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
پرده‌ی نئی، فیلم‌نامهBeyzaie, Bahram176★★★★☆4.05May 24MLCSN 2005/00181 (P)1991
The Sunday of LifeQueneau, Raymond200★★★★☆3.73May 24PQ2633.U43 D513 19761952French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature
Children of Memory (Children of Time, #3)Tchaikovsky, Adrian *486★★★☆☆4.02Apr 24PR6120.C53 C44 20222022English literature
The Last Wolf / HermanKrasznahorkai, László128★★★★★3.99Mar 24PH3281.K8866A2 20162016Uralic languages. Basque language

Books by Library of Congress classification over time

Books read binned based on the Library of Congress classification category over time. Each row is one catagory (in case of fictions, sub category).

LoC classification number is what being used in libraries to sort books and unlike ISBN that is just a code is assigned based on the book content.



Psychology (BF)
History of Civilization (CB)
History (General) (D)
Economic theory. Demography (HB)
Sociology (General) (HM)
Socialism. Communism. Anarchism (HX)
undefined (MLCSN)
undefined (N/A)
Physics (QC)
Human anatomy (QM)
Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language (PG)
Uralic languages. Basque language (PH)
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania (PL)
Literature (General) (PN)
French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portugue (PQ)
English literature (PR)
American literature (PS)
German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – (PT)
Fiction and juvenile belles lettres (PZ)
BFCBDHBHMHXMLCSNN/AQCQMPGPHPLPNPQPRPSPTPZlc_class201820192020202120222023202420252026​Fiction

My rating vs Average rating


−3.0−2.5−2.0−1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0Checkout 19Hit Parade of TearsBartleby the Scrivener & OtherThe Ark SakuraThe Passenger (The Passenger #The Box ManHigh-RiseThe Employees: A workplace novThe Interface EffectThe Memory PoliceSad by Design: On Platform NihFlightsWaiting for GodotملکوتMolly Sweeneyسنگر و قمقمه‌های خالیThe Exploit: A Theory of NetwoThe Woman in the DunesThe PhysicistsLiterary Theory: An IntroductiSpadework for a PalaceThe Last Wolf / HermanThe unnamableThe WallThe FallZorba the GreekThings We Lost in the FireDiary of a Madman and Other StMatter and MemoryThe Double and The GamblerSatantangoArcadiaBilly Budd, SailorNotes from UndergroundNotes from Underground, White Eichmann in Jerusalem: A ReporThe IdiotGood Economics for Hard Times Crime and PunishmentChildren of Time (Children of VladTwo Years Eight Months and TweThe Dark Forest (The Three-BodWait, BlinkPondThe UnconsoledThe Diary of a NobodyThe Sunday of LifeKlara and the SunChina RoomMurphyBuried ChildA Confederacy of DuncesCopenhagenTyllDrive Your Plow Over the BonesEmpire of the SunMy WorkWittgenstein’s NephewPerfume: The Story of a MurderChildren of Ruin (Children of Earth Moves: The Furnishing ofChaos, Territory, Art: DeleuzeThe Remains of the DayCosmicomicsA Thousand Years of Nonlinear The Best Tales of Edgar Allen The Fifth Season (The Broken EThe Paper Menagerie and Other Death's End (Remembrance of EaThe Communist ManifestoThe Crying of Lot 49Dancing at LughnasaThe Caucasian Chalk CircleAfterlivesAgainst NatureDisorientationNo One Writes to the Colonel aHot Water MusicOn KierkegaardTenth of DecemberEither/OrThe PlagueAll the Pretty Horses (The BorChaos: A Very Short IntroductiThe Stone Sky (The Broken EartThe Catcher in the RyeThis Is How You Lose the Time Norwegian Wood

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18001810182018301840185018601870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020↑ first publication year2002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Wittgenstein’s Nephew by Bernhard, Thomas 1982 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★☆سنگر و قمقمه‌های خالی by Sadeghi, Bahram 1967 ★★★★★The Ruined Map by Abe, Kōbō 1967 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania ★★★★★The Wall by Haushofer, Marlen 1963 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★★The Diary of a Nobody by Grossmith, George 1892 English literature ★★★★☆عزاداران بیل by ساعدی, غلامحسین 1964 ★★★★☆Inter Ice Age 4 by Abe, Kōbō 1959 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania ★★★★☆Billy Budd, Sailor by Melville, Herman 1924 American literature ★★★★☆The Box Man by Abe, Kōbō 1973 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania ★★★★★Vlad by Fuentes, Carlos 2004 French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature ★★★★☆The Ark Sakura by Abe, Kōbō 1984 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania ★★★★★The Sunday of Life by Queneau, Raymond 1952 French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature ★★★★☆The Last Wolf / Herman by Krasznahorkai, László 2016 Uralic languages. Basque language ★★★★★All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) by McCarthy, Cormac 1992 American literature ★★★☆☆Satantango by Krasznahorkai, László 1985 Uralic languages. Basque language ★★★★★The Box: Tales from the Darkroom by Grass, Günter 2008 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★☆Either/Or by Batuman, Elif 2022 American literature ★★★☆☆Wait, Blink by Øyehaug, Gunnhild 2008 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★☆The Reader by Schlink, Bernhard 1995 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★☆☆The Double and The Gambler by Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1846 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories by García Márquez, Gabriel 1961 French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature ★★★☆☆F by Kehlmann, Daniel 2013 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★★Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Harari, Yuval Noah 2015 History of Civilization ★★★★☆Knots: Stories by Øyehaug, Gunnhild 2004 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★★Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Arendt, Hannah 1963 History (General) ★★★★★Buried Child by Shepard, Sam 1979 American literature ★★★★☆The Unconsoled by Ishiguro, Kazuo * 1995 English literature ★★★★☆The unnamable by Beckett, Samuel 1953 Fiction and juvenile belles lettres ★★★★★Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1864 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★The Best Tales of Edgar Allen Poe by Poe, Edgar Allan 1833 American literature ★★★★☆Malone Dies by Beckett, Samuel 1951 English literature ★★★★★The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by Lovecraft, H.P. 1926 American literature ★★★★★The Crying of Lot 49 by Pynchon, Thomas 1966 American literature ★★★☆☆The Trial by Kafka, Franz 1925 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★★Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1866 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Tchaikovsky, Adrian * 2015 English literature ★★★★★Murphy by Beckett, Samuel 1938 English literature ★★★★☆The Idiot by Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1869 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★Molloy by Beckett, Samuel 1951 English literature ★★★★★The Real Thing by Stoppard, Tom 1982 English literature ★★★★☆Against Nature by Huysmans, Joris-Karl 1884 French literature – Italian literature – Spanish literature – Portuguese literature ★★★☆☆Dead Souls by Gogol, Nikolai 1842 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★Steppenwolf by Hesse, Hermann 1927 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★☆Travesties by Stoppard, Tom 1975 English literature ★★★★★The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque by Deleuze, Gilles 1988 Philosophy (General) ★★★★★A Short History of Decay by Cioran, Emil M. 1949 Philosophy (General) ★★★★★Matter and Memory by Bergson, Henri 1896 Philosophy (General) ★★★★★Critical Terms for Media Studies by Mitchell, W.J. Thomas 2010 Literature (General) ★★★★☆The Exploit: A Theory of Networks (Volume 21) (Volume 21) (Electronic Mediations) by Galloway, Alexander R. 2007 Sociology (General) ★★★★★Literary Theory: An Introduction by Eagleton, Terry 1983 Literature (General) ★★★★★Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth by Hesse, Hermann 1919 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★★★Diary of a Superfluous Man by Turgenev, Ivan 1850 Fiction and juvenile belles lettres ★★★☆☆The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Brecht, Bertolt 1945 German literature – Dutch literature – Flemish literature since 1830 – Afrikaans literature -Scandinavian literature – Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern Icelandic literature – Faroese literature – Danish literature – Norwegian literature – Swedish literature ★★★☆☆Translations by Friel, Brian 1981 English literature ★★★★★Dancing at Lughnasa by Friel, Brian 1990 ★★★☆☆All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity by Berman, Marshall 1982 History of Civilization ★★★★★Arcadia by Stoppard, Tom 1993 English literature ★★★★★Copenhagen by Frayn, Michael 1998 English literature ★★★★☆Molly Sweeney by Friel, Brian 1994 English literature ★★★★★The Story of Art: Pocket Edition by Gombrich, E.H. 1950 ★★☆☆☆Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead by Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1864 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1880 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Gogol, Nikolai 1842 Slavic languages and literature. Baltic languages. Albanian language ★★★★★Chaos: A Very Short Introduction by Smith, Leonard A. 2007 Science (General) ★★☆☆☆What Computers Still Can't Do: A Critique of Artificial Reason by Dreyfus, Hubert L. 1972 Science (General) ★★★★★Introducing Postmodernism by Appignanesi, Richard 1995 Philosophy (General) ★★★★☆Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Polkinghorne, John C. 2002 Physics ★★★★☆Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut Jr., Kurt 1963 American literature ★★★★☆Galápagos by Vonnegut Jr., Kurt 1985 American literature ★★★★☆The Real Life of Sebastian Knight by Nabokov, Vladimir 1941 American literature ★★★☆☆Mother Night by Vonnegut Jr., Kurt 1961 American literature ★★★★☆Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis, Nikos 1946 Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature ★★★★★Group Portrait with Lady by Böll, Heinrich 1971 Fiction and juvenile belles lettres ★★★★☆Hot Water Music by Bukowski, Charles 1983 American literature ★★★☆☆Franny and Zooey by Salinger, J.D. 1957 American literature ★★★☆☆

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0123456↑ # of books by same author colored by ratingDostoevsky, FyodorBeckett, SamuelVonnegut Jr., KurtAbe, KōbōKrasznahorkai, LászlóMcCarthy, CormacTchaikovsky, Adrian *Suzuki, IzumiMelville, HermanOgawa, YōkoChiang, TedLiu, Cixin *Stoppard, TomFriel, BrianDreyfus, Hubert L.Kehlmann, DanielIshiguro, Kazuo *Böll, HeinrichJemisin, N.K. *Sadeghi, BahramEnríquez, MarianaGogol, NikolaiGalloway, Alexander R.Ravn, OlgaTawada, YōkoBennett, Claire-LouiseBinet, LaurentØyehaug, GunnhildTokarczuk, OlgaBallard, J.G.Hesse, HermannCamus, AlbertHarari, Yuval NoahEagleton, TerryCalvino, ItaloShepard, SamBatuman, ElifMurakami, HarukiSalinger, J.D.Haushofer, MarlenHan, Byung-ChulLigotti, ThomasGraeber, DavidLovink, GeertBanerjee, Abhijit V.Fisher, MarkGodfrey-Smith, PeterRovelli, CarloArendt, HannahLovecraft, H.P.Kafka, FranzDeleuze, GillesCioran, Emil M.Bergson, HenriDürrenmatt, FriedrichBerman, MarshallSchweizer, HaroldKierkegaard, SørenKazantzakis, NikosHunter, JimAuthor name