Over the course of a week, five prominent Canadians each defend a book they believe everyone should read. One title is eliminated every day until only one remains. Le Combat des livres ("Battle of the Books") airs on Radio-Canada annually.

An asterisk (*) indicates a review is available for the English version of that book.

See also: Canada Reads

2005

• L'avalée des avalés – Réjean Ducharme

Also shortlisted:

• Dolce agonia – Nancy Huston
• Thérèse et Pierrette à l'école des Saints-Anges – Michel Tremblay
• La chair disparue – Jean-Jacques Pelletier
• À la hauteur de Grand Central Station, je me suis assise et j'ai pleuré – Elizabeth Smart

Added 09 March 2008.
Updated 09 March 2008.