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1

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

39,695 members

1,091 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

15,925 members

373 reviews

3.9

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

3

by Rohinton Mistry

8,859 members

245 reviews

½ 4.4

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

4

42,033 members

990 reviews

3.9

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

5

by Margaret Atwood

11,341 members

251 reviews

3.9

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

6

The Stone Diaries

by Carol Shields

5,595 members

118 reviews

3.8

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

7

The Stone Angel

by Margaret Laurence

1,674 members

41 reviews

3.8

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

8

by Carol Shields

2,953 members

92 reviews

½ 3.6

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

9

No Great Mischief

by Alistair MacLeod

1,830 members

55 reviews

4.1

8 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, KimarieBee, raidergirl3, brenzi, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, Terdan

10

by Margaret Atwood

8,796 members

156 reviews

3.9

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

11

Fall on Your Knees

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

5,308 members

125 reviews

3.9

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

12

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

by L. M. Montgomery

3,090 members

37 reviews

½ 4.5

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

13

Love You Forever

by Robert Munsch

10,464 members

441 reviews

4.2

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

14

The Year of the Flood

by Margaret Atwood

6,977 members

358 reviews

3.9

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

15

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

27,164 members

531 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, UtopianPessimist, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, Terdan

16

Such a Long Journey

by Rohinton Mistry

1,562 members

27 reviews

3.9

7 Members: lavergne_rsl, booksinbed, starfishian, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, ahef1963, Terdan

17

by Margaret Atwood

16,307 members

519 reviews

3.9

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

18

A Complicated Kindness

by Miriam Toews

2,197 members

65 reviews

½ 3.6

8 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, elkiedee, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

19

by Robertson Davies

3,123 members

83 reviews

4.2

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

20

by Farley Mowat

2,564 members

60 reviews

4.1

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

21

The Book of Negroes

by Lawrence Hill

3,514 members

176 reviews

½ 4.3

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

22

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert Munsch

4,866 members

171 reviews

½ 4.3

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

23

by Guy Gavriel Kay

4,792 members

137 reviews

4.1

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

24

Emily of New Moon

by L. M. Montgomery

3,851 members

68 reviews

4.1

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

25

by Rohinton Mistry

2,498 members

52 reviews

4

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

26

by Margaret Laurence

1,146 members

19 reviews

4.1

6 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

27

by Carol Shields

1,843 members

36 reviews

½ 3.6

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

28

by Louise Penny

2,761 members

214 reviews

4.2

6 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, brenzi, souloftherose, gypsysmom, ahef1963

29

by Louise Penny

6,204 members

411 reviews

3.8

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

30

The Deptford Trilogy

by Robertson Davies

2,485 members

39 reviews

½ 4.4

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

31

The Flying Troutmans

by Miriam Toews

885 members

78 reviews

½ 3.7

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

32

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

by Stephen Leacock

744 members

11 reviews

3.8

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

33

by Joseph Boyden

1,795 members

85 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: booksinbed, gypsysmom, HelenGress, ThoughtPolice

34

by Robertson Davies

1,529 members

31 reviews

3.9

5 Members: booksinbed, UtopianPessimist, mkbird, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

35

The Hockey Sweater

by Roch Carrier

344 members

20 reviews

½ 4.3

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

36

2,543 members

108 reviews

3.8

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

37

Life Before Man

by Margaret Atwood

1,890 members

27 reviews

½ 3.3

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

38

Chronicles of Avonlea

by L. M. Montgomery

2,079 members

17 reviews

½ 3.7

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

39

All My Puny Sorrows

by Miriam Toews

1,192 members

66 reviews

4.1

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

40

by Richard B. Wright

871 members

21 reviews

3.8

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

41

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

by Douglas Coupland

5,225 members

60 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

42

3,555 members

94 reviews

4

4 Members: booksinbed, roby72, gypsysmom, steller0707

43

Who Has Seen the Wind

by W.O. Mitchell

617 members

10 reviews

3.8

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

44

by Margaret Atwood

2,018 members

205 reviews

4

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

45

The English Patient

by Michael Ondaatje

11,201 members

169 reviews

3.9

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

46

by Margaret Atwood

4,173 members

106 reviews

½ 3.4

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

47

590 members

27 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: raidergirl3, gypsysmom, kara.shamy

48

by Jane Urquhart

796 members

22 reviews

½ 3.7

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

49

The Lions of al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

3,057 members

97 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, brenzi, souloftherose

50

The Underpainter

by Jane Urquhart

714 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

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

51

The Best Laid Plans

by Terry Fallis

491 members

38 reviews

3.9

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

52

The Stone Carvers

by Jane Urquhart

716 members

18 reviews

3.8

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

53

Mrs. Mike: The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan

by Benedict Freedman

1,374 members

39 reviews

4.1

3 Members: sparhalke, dara85, UtopianPessimist

54

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

by Linda Granfield

325 members

4 reviews

4.2

4 Members: hipdeep, sparhalke, gypsysmom, ahef1963

55

Owls in the Family

by Farley Mowat

1,737 members

26 reviews

4.1

4 Members: starfishian, raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, ahef1963

56

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories

2,901 members

66 reviews

4.1

3 Members: roby72, gypsysmom, steller0707

57

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

by Mordecai Richler

1,323 members

16 reviews

3.8

4 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, raidergirl3, ahef1963

58

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

1,291 members

54 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, gypsysmom, ahef1963

59

by Miriam Toews

1,126 members

52 reviews

3.8

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

60

Late Nights on Air

by Elizabeth Hay

1,024 members

64 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: raidergirl3, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

61

Half Blood Blues

1,382 members

81 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, elkiedee, gypsysmom

62

Fugitive Pieces

by Anne Michaels

2,948 members

71 reviews

3.8

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, brenzi, gypsysmom

63

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be

by Farley Mowat

1,138 members

13 reviews

4.1

4 Members: starfishian, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

64

A Bird in the House

by Margaret Laurence

464 members

9 reviews

4

4 Members: raidergirl3, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963

65

Not Wanted on the Voyage

by Timothy Findley

958 members

16 reviews

4.1

4 Members: starfishian, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

66

A Treasury of Stephen Leacock

by Stephen Leacock

84 members

4

3 Members: UtopianPessimist, Bcteagirl, ahef1963

67

by Douglas Coupland

4,828 members

62 reviews

3.9

3 Members: UtopianPessimist, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

68

by W. P. Kinsella

1,893 members

41 reviews

4

3 Members: lavergne_rsl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

69

Barney's Version

by Mordecai Richler

1,740 members

37 reviews

4

3 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist

70

As For Me and My House

by Sinclair Ross

415 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, gypsysmom, ahef1963

71

627 members

22 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

72

by Hugh MacLennan

440 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: sparhalke, booksinbed, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom

73

Moral Disorder and Other Stories

by Margaret Atwood

2,222 members

75 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: booksinbed, raidergirl3, gypsysmom, steller0707

74

Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe

by Stuart McLean

195 members

4 reviews

4.1

3 Members: gypsysmom, HelenGress, Terdan

75

The Way the Crow Flies

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

2,193 members

60 reviews

4.1

3 Members: starfishian, UtopianPessimist, ahef1963

76

The Golden Road

by L. M. Montgomery

1,178 members

19 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Terdan

77

This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!

by Gordon Korman

782 members

16 reviews

4

3 Members: raidergirl3, ahef1963, Terdan

78

Collected Poems of Robert Service

by Robert Service

519 members

3 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, Bcteagirl, gypsysmom

79

156 members

15 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: lavergne_rsl, kara.shamy

80

Tales from Firozsha Baag

by Rohinton Mistry

682 members

13 reviews

3.8

3 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, ahef1963

81

The Rez Sisters: A Play in Two Acts

by Tomson Highway

247 members

10 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: Bcteagirl, gypsysmom, ahef1963

82

Why I Hate Canadians

by Will Ferguson

281 members

6 reviews

4

2 Members: UtopianPessimist, Bcteagirl

83

Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast

by Bill Richardson

577 members

37 reviews

3.9

3 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

84

by Gabrielle Roy

704 members

12 reviews

3.9

3 Members: sparhalke, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

85

1,340 members

91 reviews

3.8

3 Members: raidergirl3, UtopianPessimist, gypsysmom

86

The Piano Man's Daughter

by Timothy Findley

593 members

8 reviews

3.9

3 Members: booksinbed, starfishian, gypsysmom

87

by Miriam Toews

395 members

46 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: starfishian, elkiedee, ahef1963

88

1,376 members

26 reviews

3.8

3 Members: sparhalke, brenzi, gypsysmom

89

A Tale for the Time Being

4,063 members

239 reviews

4.1

3 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, HelenGress

90

103 members

1 review

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, Paulg2

91

by William Gibson

22,154 members

361 reviews

3.9

2 Members: hipdeep, gypsysmom

92

by Will Ferguson

579 members

50 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, HelenGress

93

by Timothy Findley

1,156 members

24 reviews

3.9

3 Members: booksinbed, brenzi, gypsysmom

94

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

by Wayne Johnston

1,113 members

21 reviews

4.1

3 Members: raidergirl3, brenzi, gypsysmom

95

A Boy of Good Breeding

by Miriam Toews

296 members

9 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: starfishian, raidergirl3, ahef1963

96

Forty Words for Sorrow

883 members

56 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: sparhalke, gypsysmom, ahef1963

97

The Robber Bride

by Margaret Atwood

7,172 members

128 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, steller0707, Terdan

98

Lives of Girls and Women

1,739 members

43 reviews

4

3 Members: gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707

99

by L. M. Montgomery

2,833 members

34 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, elkiedee

100

The Last Crossing

by Guy Vanderhaeghe

779 members

26 reviews

3.9

3 Members: raidergirl3, brenzi, gypsysmom

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