When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly HayslipMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Best Books Ever
77,150 books — 287,564 voters

Young Exile by Eliane Whitehouse
Teen Historical Fiction
1,413 books — 3,107 voters
The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael    KingUnder the Mountain by Maurice GeeIn Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa DuderIn My Father's Den by Maurice GeeLoving ways by Maurice Gee
New Zealand
397 books — 203 voters

The Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfThe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Best Feminist Books
2,681 books — 3,638 voters
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill BrysonMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen FryAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThis Game of Ghosts by Joe SimpsonOn the Edge by Richard  Hammond
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,959 books — 6,512 voters

The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael    KingEscape from the Future by Lisa VasilIn Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder
Books By New Zealand Authors
874 books — 368 voters
C.S. Lewis Essay Collection by C.S. LewisTolkien's Gown' and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare B... by Rick Gekoski
Best Book of Essays
402 books — 183 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
44 books — 210 voters
Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,994 books — 12,440 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLittle, Big by John Crowley
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,316 books — 4,571 voters
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettMatilda by Roald DahlBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Favorite books from my childhood
4,438 books — 7,450 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,490 books — 8,603 voters
Two Monsters by David McKee
Best Children's Books
5,354 books — 6,740 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Disappointing Books
2,730 books — 4,601 voters

The Secret of How to Win Freedom from Clutter! by Don Aslett
Best Self Help Books
2,294 books — 2,331 voters
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill BrysonMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
955 books — 1,325 voters

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
World War II Fiction
1,401 books — 2,032 voters
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,857 books — 26,125 voters

The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters
In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa DuderBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonDare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
Best Young Adult Books
13,166 books — 80,258 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,115 books — 11,940 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisC.S. Lewis Essay Collection & Other Short Pieces by C.S. Lewis
Favorite Christian Books
1,925 books — 1,380 voters

Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,869 books — 3,614 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Great Debut Novels
1,589 books — 1,474 voters

Bomb, Book & Compass by Simon Winchester
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,774 voters