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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 101 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,418,661 ratings — published 1985
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,752,659 ratings — published 2001
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A Complicated Kindness A Complicated Kindness (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.69 — 28,298 ratings — published 2004
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Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
by (shelved 71 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.00 — 287,209 ratings — published 2003
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,112,228 ratings — published 1908
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Alias Grace Alias Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.04 — 156,691 ratings — published 1996
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.07 — 612,302 ratings — published 2014
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The Book of Negroes The Book of Negroes (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.47 — 91,446 ratings — published 2007
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Fall on Your Knees Fall on Your Knees (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.97 — 68,131 ratings — published 1996
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In the Skin of a Lion In the Skin of a Lion (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.84 — 19,259 ratings — published 1987
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Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2) Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2)
by (shelved 56 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.80 — 28,299 ratings — published 2015
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The English Patient The English Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.86 — 139,238 ratings — published 1992
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The Marrow Thieves The Marrow Thieves (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.94 — 43,937 ratings — published 2017
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All My Puny Sorrows All My Puny Sorrows (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.01 — 32,511 ratings — published 2014
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Indian Horse Indian Horse (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.40 — 34,417 ratings — published 2012
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The Break The Break (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.27 — 22,292 ratings — published 2016
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Half Blood Blues Half Blood Blues (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.70 — 17,687 ratings — published 2011
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.85 — 103,146 ratings — published 2011
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Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1) Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.28 — 25,877 ratings — published 2005
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Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1) Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.80 — 14,146 ratings — published 2017
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.92 — 24,194 ratings — published 2016
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Lullabies for Little Criminals Lullabies for Little Criminals (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.05 — 29,771 ratings — published 2006
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The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3) The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 45 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,056 ratings — published 2013
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Ru Ru (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.81 — 25,566 ratings — published 2009
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The Stone Angel The Stone Angel (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.78 — 13,437 ratings — published 1964
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Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.06 — 20,485 ratings — published 1970
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Washington Black Washington Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.95 — 72,573 ratings — published 2018
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
by (shelved 42 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.07 — 132,903 ratings — published 2009
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.08 — 834,424 ratings — published 2010
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The Blind Assassin The Blind Assassin (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.96 — 163,447 ratings — published 2000
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Late Nights on Air Late Nights on Air (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.58 — 12,657 ratings — published 2007
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Cat’s Eye Cat’s Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.95 — 72,666 ratings — published 1988
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Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.23 — 225,136 ratings — published 1909
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The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.20 — 422,791 ratings — published 2019
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Women Talking Women Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.62 — 67,274 ratings — published 2018
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.73 — 9,301 ratings — published 1959
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The Stone Diaries The Stone Diaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.89 — 42,047 ratings — published 1993
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Away Away (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.84 — 6,258 ratings — published 1993
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Brother Brother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.97 — 12,155 ratings — published 2017
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The Wars The Wars (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,899 ratings — published 1977
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No Great Mischief No Great Mischief (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.02 — 12,231 ratings — published 1999
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The Diviners The Diviners (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.18 — 8,011 ratings — published 1974
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Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.82 — 43,525 ratings — published 2018
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Jonny Appleseed Jonny Appleseed (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,730 ratings — published 2018
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MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3) MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.02 — 82,546 ratings — published 2013
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Through Black Spruce  (Bird Family Trilogy, #2) Through Black Spruce (Bird Family Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.12 — 15,514 ratings — published 2008
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Lives of Girls and Women Lives of Girls and Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,007 ratings — published 1971
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The Edible Woman The Edible Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.70 — 40,585 ratings — published 1969
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The Birth House The Birth House (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as canlit)
avg rating 4.04 — 46,287 ratings — published 2006
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The Glass Hotel The Glass Hotel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as canlit)
avg rating 3.69 — 195,694 ratings — published 2020
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The Hockey Sweater by Roch CarrierGuests of War Trilogy by Kit PearsonWhispers of War by Kit PearsonLucy Maud and Me by Mary Frances CoadyToronto Street Names by Leonard Wise
Toronto for Kids
88 books — 23 voters
Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonThe Lost Whale by Michael ParfitWaiting for the Whales by Sheryl McFarlaneI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret CravenA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
British Columbia
439 books — 106 voters

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Frances Itani
“Say your fears into the dark, my darling, and they will go away.”
Frances Itani, Deafening

Margaret Atwood
“The question, then, is not whether boy should meet girl in Winnipeg or in New York; instead it is, What happens in Canadian literature when boy meets girl? And what sort of boy, and what sort of girl? If you've got this far, you may predict that when boy meets girl she gets cancer and he gets hit by a meteorite. . . .”
Margaret Atwood, Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature

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