1. Phenomenology of Spirit (Hegel, 1807) - 9.5
2. Sisters by a River (Barbara Comyns, 1954) - 9
3. Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome, 1889) - 8.5
4. The Vet's Daughter (Barbara Comyns, 1959) - 8.5
5. Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories (Raymond Carver, 1988) - 8.5
6. Zeno's Conscience (Italo Svevo, 1923) - 8
7. Sixty Stories (Barthelme, 1981) - 8
8. Austerlitz (WG Sebald, 2001) - 7
9. Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier, 1938) - 7
10. Who was Changed and Who was Dead (Barbara Comyns, 1954) - 6.5
11. The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe, 1962) - 6.5
12. Hellboy in Hell, Vol. 1: The Descent (Mike Mignola, 2014) [comic] - 6.5
13. Some Prefer Nettles (Junichiro Tanizaki, 1928) - 6.5
14. Tintin in Tibet (Herge, 1959) [comic] - 3.5

Barthelme's "Balloon" is one of the greats. A brilliant little story of a world transformed.