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1

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

44,499 members

1,183 reviews

4.1

14 Members: lavergne_rsl, booksinbed, starfishian, souloftherose, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, Dilara86, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Terdan

2

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

16,875 members

391 reviews

3.9

12 Members: lavergne_rsl, booksinbed, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, souloftherose, Bcteagirl, Dilara86, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707, Terdan

3

by Rohinton Mistry

9,401 members

256 reviews

½ 4.4

12 Members: booksinbed, KimarieBee, starfishian, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, Dilara86, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NoPlanetB, steller0707, Terdan

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44,724 members

1,022 reviews

3.9

13 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, KimarieBee, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, jmukes, souloftherose, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Terdan, ,ahef1963

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by Margaret Atwood

12,178 members

263 reviews

3.9

11 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, souloftherose, Bcteagirl, Dilara86, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707, Terdan

6

No Great Mischief

by Alistair MacLeod

1,935 members

55 reviews

4

9 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, KimarieBee, raidergirl3, brenzi, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, Okies, Terdan

7

The Stone Diaries

by Carol Shields

5,894 members

120 reviews

3.8

11 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, starfishian, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, Bcteagirl, Dilara86, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Terdan

8

The Stone Angel

by Margaret Laurence

1,808 members

46 reviews

3.8

10 Members: booksinbed, BonnieP, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

9

by Carol Shields

3,092 members

94 reviews

½ 3.6

9 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, starfishian, BonnieP, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, Dilara86, gypsysmom

10

by Margaret Atwood

9,300 members

168 reviews

3.9

10 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, starfishian, UtopianPessimist, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707, Terdan

11

Fall on Your Knees

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

5,574 members

124 reviews

3.9

10 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, starfishian, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Okies,Bcteagirl

12

The Complete Anne of Green Gables [Books 1-8]

by L. M. Montgomery

3,453 members

39 reviews

½ 4.5

8 Members: sparhalke, raidergirl3, merrystar, brenzi, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

13

Such a Long Journey

by Rohinton Mistry

1,652 members

27 reviews

3.9

8 Members: lavergne_rsl, booksinbed, starfishian, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, ahef1963, Okies, Terdan

14

by Farley Mowat

2,808 members

63 reviews

4.1

8 Members: hipdeep, sparhalke, booksinbed, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Okies

15

A Complicated Kindness

by Miriam Toews

2,332 members

67 reviews

½ 3.6

9 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Okies, Terdan

16

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

31,652 members

583 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, UtopianPessimist, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

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by Robertson Davies

3,276 members

88 reviews

4.2

8 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Okies

18

Love You Forever

by Robert Munsch

12,545 members

453 reviews

4.2

7 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, raidergirl3, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Terdan

19

The Year of the Flood

by Margaret Atwood

7,543 members

367 reviews

3.9

7 Members: raidergirl3, souloftherose, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, Dilara86, gypsysmom, steller0707

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by Margaret Atwood

17,493 members

547 reviews

3.9

6 Members: souloftherose, Bcteagirl, Dilara86, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707

21

by Margaret Laurence

1,228 members

19 reviews

4.1

7 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Okies, Terdan

22

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

by Stephen Leacock

803 members

14 reviews

3.8

7 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, raidergirl3, jmukes, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

23

by Louise Penny

3,093 members

230 reviews

4.2

7 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, souloftherose, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Okies

24

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert Munsch

5,806 members

184 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, booksinbed, raidergirl3, cej1027, ahef1963, Terdan

25

The Book of Negroes

by Lawrence Hill

3,787 members

181 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: raidergirl3, brenzi, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

26

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,201 members

145 reviews

4.1

5 Members: merrystar, brenzi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

27

Emily of New Moon

by L. M. Montgomery

4,247 members

77 reviews

4.1

6 Members: sparhalke, merrystar, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

28

by Rohinton Mistry

2,603 members

53 reviews

4

6 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, raidergirl3, Dilara86, gypsysmom, ahef1963

29

by Robertson Davies

1,597 members

33 reviews

3.9

6 Members: booksinbed, UtopianPessimist, mkbird, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy

30

by Carol Shields

1,926 members

37 reviews

½ 3.6

6 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, starfishian, raidergirl3, Dilara86, gypsysmom

31

by Louise Penny

7,008 members

435 reviews

3.8

6 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707

32

The Deptford Trilogy

by Robertson Davies

2,584 members

39 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: booksinbed, brenzi, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy

33

The Flying Troutmans

by Miriam Toews

930 members

78 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

34

by Joseph Boyden

1,889 members

87 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: booksinbed, gypsysmom, HelenGress, NoPlanetB

35

The Hockey Sweater

by Roch Carrier

421 members

21 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

36

2,875 members

116 reviews

3.8

4 Members: BonnieP, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707

37

Life Before Man

by Margaret Atwood

1,996 members

28 reviews

½ 3.3

5 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, Dilara86, ahef1963, steller0707

38

Chronicles of Avonlea

by L. M. Montgomery

2,273 members

23 reviews

3.8

6 Members: sparhalke, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

39

All My Puny Sorrows

by Miriam Toews

1,353 members

66 reviews

4.1

5 Members: booksinbed, brenzi, elkiedee, kara.shamy, steller0707

40

by Richard B. Wright

891 members

21 reviews

3.8

5 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom

41

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

by Douglas Coupland

5,479 members

61 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

42

Who Has Seen the Wind

by W.O. Mitchell

665 members

11 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

43

3,754 members

97 reviews

4

4 Members: booksinbed, roby72, gypsysmom, steller0707

44

by Margaret Atwood

2,383 members

224 reviews

4

5 Members: raidergirl3, elkiedee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707

45

The English Patient

by Michael Ondaatje

11,930 members

176 reviews

3.9

6 Members: booksinbed, KimarieBee, raidergirl3, brenzi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ,Bcteagirl

46

by Margaret Atwood

4,408 members

112 reviews

½ 3.4

5 Members: booksinbed, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707, Terdan

47

by Jane Urquhart

843 members

23 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

48

628 members

27 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: raidergirl3, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

49

The Lions of al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

3,267 members

102 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, brenzi, souloftherose

50

The Underpainter

by Jane Urquhart

746 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: booksinbed, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

51

The Best Laid Plans

by Terry Fallis

532 members

41 reviews

3.9

5 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom

52

The Stone Carvers

by Jane Urquhart

751 members

18 reviews

3.9

5 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

53

Mrs. Mike: The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan

by Benedict Freedman

1,464 members

42 reviews

4.1

3 Members: sparhalke, dara85, UtopianPessimist

54

Owls in the Family

by Farley Mowat

2,101 members

28 reviews

4.1

4 Members: starfishian, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, ahef1963

55

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories

3,177 members

73 reviews

4.1

3 Members: roby72, gypsysmom, steller0707

56

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

by Mordecai Richler

1,409 members

17 reviews

3.8

4 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, raidergirl3, ahef1963

57

Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories

1,342 members

50 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, gypsysmom, ahef1963

58

by Miriam Toews

1,546 members

67 reviews

3.8

4 Members: gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707

59

Late Nights on Air

by Elizabeth Hay

1,076 members

65 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

60

Half Blood Blues

1,484 members

84 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, elkiedee, gypsysmom

61

Fugitive Pieces

by Anne Michaels

3,127 members

74 reviews

3.8

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, brenzi, gypsysmom

62

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be

by Farley Mowat

1,278 members

16 reviews

4

4 Members: starfishian, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

63

A Bird in the House

by Margaret Laurence

487 members

9 reviews

4

4 Members: raidergirl3, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963

64

Not Wanted on the Voyage

by Timothy Findley

1,018 members

17 reviews

4.1

4 Members: starfishian, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

65

A Treasury of Stephen Leacock

by Stephen Leacock

99 members

1 review

4

3 Members: UtopianPessimist, Bcteagirl, ahef1963

66

by Douglas Coupland

4,999 members

65 reviews

3.9

3 Members: UtopianPessimist, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

67

by W. P. Kinsella

2,013 members

46 reviews

4

3 Members: lavergne_rsl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

68

In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae

by Linda Granfield

376 members

6 reviews

4.2

3 Members: hipdeep, sparhalke, gypsysmom

69

Barney's Version

by Mordecai Richler

1,884 members

40 reviews

4

3 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist

70

As For Me and My House

by Sinclair Ross

437 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, gypsysmom, ahef1963

71

672 members

23 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

72

by Hugh MacLennan

463 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom

73

Moral Disorder and Other Stories

by Margaret Atwood

2,362 members

77 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, gypsysmom, steller0707

74

Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe

by Stuart McLean

222 members

4 reviews

4

3 Members: gypsysmom, HelenGress, Terdan

75

The Way the Crow Flies

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

2,299 members

63 reviews

4.1

3 Members: starfishian, UtopianPessimist, ahef1963

76

The Golden Road

by L. M. Montgomery

1,308 members

20 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

77

This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!

by Gordon Korman

893 members

18 reviews

4

3 Members: raidergirl3, ahef1963, Terdan

78

Collected Poems of Robert Service

by Robert Service

574 members

3 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom

79

165 members

15 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: lavergne_rsl, kara.shamy

80

The Summer Tree

by Guy Gavriel Kay

4,136 members

103 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

81

Tales from Firozsha Baag

by Rohinton Mistry

715 members

13 reviews

3.8

3 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, ahef1963

82

The Rez Sisters: A Play in Two Acts

by Tomson Highway

281 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

83

Why I Hate Canadians

by Will Ferguson

293 members

6 reviews

4

2 Members: UtopianPessimist, Bcteagirl

84

Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast

by Bill Richardson

592 members

38 reviews

3.9

3 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

85

The Tin Flute (New Canadian Library)

by Gabrielle Roy

757 members

14 reviews

3.9

3 Members: sparhalke, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

86

1,408 members

89 reviews

3.8

3 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

87

The Piano Man's Daughter

by Timothy Findley

614 members

8 reviews

3.9

3 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, gypsysmom

88

by Miriam Toews

435 members

46 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: starfishian, elkiedee, ahef1963

89

1,476 members

29 reviews

3.8

3 Members: sparhalke, brenzi, gypsysmom

90

A Tale for the Time Being

4,687 members

262 reviews

4.1

3 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, HelenGress

91

115 members

2 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, Paulg2

92

by William Gibson

23,868 members

382 reviews

3.9

2 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom

93

by Will Ferguson

616 members

50 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, HelenGress

94

by Timothy Findley

1,226 members

27 reviews

3.9

3 Members: booksinbed, brenzi, gypsysmom

95

A Boy of Good Breeding

by Miriam Toews

318 members

9 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: starfishian, raidergirl3, ahef1963

96

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

by Wayne Johnston

1,158 members

22 reviews

4.1

3 Members: raidergirl3, brenzi, gypsysmom

97

Forty Words for Sorrow

944 members

59 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: sparhalke, gypsysmom, ahef1963

98

The Robber Bride

by Margaret Atwood

7,527 members

131 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, steller0707, Terdan

99

Lives of Girls and Women

1,913 members

45 reviews

4

3 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707

100

by L. M. Montgomery

3,087 members

36 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, elkiedee

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