Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerGoing Rogue by Sarah PalinComing Out Straight by Richard Cohen
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,187 books — 11,164 voters
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillFall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Canadian Fiction
1,039 books — 605 voters

The Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Feminist Books
2,495 books — 3,490 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,356 books — 119,215 voters
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,403 books — 7,409 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,281 books — 25,478 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,120 books — 25,664 voters

The Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,703 books — 25,908 voters
The Birth House by Ami McKayThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Canada Reads 2011 - Top 40 Novels
40 books — 125 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWild Magic by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Most Interesting Magic System
2,611 books — 8,748 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Best Feminist Fiction
1,501 books — 2,667 voters

Lenore by Roman DirgeCastle Waiting, Vol. 1 by Linda Medley
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 862 voters
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art SpiegelmanPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiPersepolis 2 by Marjane SatrapiFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Graphic Novel Memoirs
155 books — 43 voters

Stitch 'n Bitch by Debbie StollerKnitting Rules! by Stephanie Pearl-McPheeThe Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd
Must-have Knitting Books
189 books — 194 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,846 books — 21,824 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Best Books Ever
75,464 books — 280,294 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Birth House by Ami McKay
Canada
361 books — 154 voters

The Best Laid Plans by Terry FallisThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
CBC Canada Reads Winners
21 books — 44 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best for Book Clubs
14,456 books — 18,290 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Young Adult Books
13,061 books — 80,114 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerMiles to Go by Miley Cyrus
The Worst Books of All Time
8,088 books — 19,867 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven GallowayThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,065 books — 5,757 voters