Globe & Mail - The Globe 100 - Best Books of 2016

1.
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air 4.41 avg rating β€” 767,230 ratings
2.
Swing Time
Swing Time 3.56 avg rating β€” 76,237 ratings
3.
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman 4.17 avg rating β€” 62,836 ratings
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Conclave
Conclave 4.11 avg rating β€” 71,271 ratings
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City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp 4.02 avg rating β€” 3,370 ratings
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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age 3.76 avg rating β€” 4,621 ratings
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The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History 4.36 avg rating β€” 54,015 ratings
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Nutshell
Nutshell 3.68 avg rating β€” 56,358 ratings
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My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1)
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) 3.59 avg rating β€” 182,203 ratings
10.
News of the World
News of the World 4.08 avg rating β€” 110,557 ratings
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King Baby
King Baby 4.13 avg rating β€” 2,985 ratings
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating β€” 433,312 ratings
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Born to Run
Born to Run 4.19 avg rating β€” 53,079 ratings
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All the Single Ladies
All the Single Ladies really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 17,281 ratings
15.
Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means
Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means 4.03 avg rating β€” 418 ratings
16.
We Found a Hat
We Found a Hat 4.28 avg rating β€” 8,651 ratings
17.
The Wonder
The Wonder 3.64 avg rating β€” 90,166 ratings
18.
In Other Words
In Other Words 3.74 avg rating β€” 15,347 ratings
19.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Do Not Say We Have Nothing 3.92 avg rating β€” 23,795 ratings
20.
The Wangs vs. the World
The Wangs vs. the World 3.26 avg rating β€” 17,274 ratings
21.
Heroes of the Frontier
Heroes of the Frontier 3.44 avg rating β€” 14,058 ratings
22.
Moonglow
Moonglow 3.80 avg rating β€” 34,356 ratings
23.
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
by: Mona Awad
3.09 avg rating β€” 19,471 ratings
24.
Anna and the Swallow Man
Anna and the Swallow Man 3.69 avg rating β€” 8,795 ratings
25.
The Association of Small Bombs
The Association of Small Bombs 3.57 avg rating β€” 14,514 ratings
26.
The Marriott Cell: An Epic Journey from Cairo's Scorpion Prison to Freedom
The Marriott Cell: An Epic Journey from Cairo's Scorpion Prison to Freedom 4.01 avg rating β€” 90 ratings
27.
The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
by: David Sax
3.77 avg rating β€” 2,699 ratings
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Based on a True Story: A Memoir
Based on a True Story: A Memoir 4.03 avg rating β€” 18,254 ratings
29.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
by: Tim Wu
4.08 avg rating β€” 4,775 ratings
30.
The High Mountains of Portugal
The High Mountains of Portugal 3.39 avg rating β€” 20,768 ratings
31.
Barkskins
Barkskins 3.83 avg rating β€” 20,060 ratings
32.
So Sad Today: Personal Essays
So Sad Today: Personal Essays 3.80 avg rating β€” 17,124 ratings
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To The Bright Edge of the World
To The Bright Edge of the World 4.12 avg rating β€” 22,749 ratings
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In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer
In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer 4.20 avg rating β€” 760 ratings
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Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,262 ratings
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Still Mine (Still, #1)
Still Mine (Still, #1) 3.37 avg rating β€” 6,335 ratings
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We're All in This Together
We're All in This Together
by: Amy Jones
3.75 avg rating β€” 1,470 ratings
38.
The Break
The Break 4.27 avg rating β€” 21,534 ratings
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Invisible North: The Search For Answers on a Troubled Reserve
Invisible North: The Search For Answers on a Troubled Reserve 4.12 avg rating β€” 320 ratings
39.
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide 4.47 avg rating β€” 14,603 ratings
41.
School's First Day of School
School's First Day of School
by: Adam Rex
4.21 avg rating β€” 3,984 ratings
42.
A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final Choices
A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final Choices 3.94 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
43.
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,818 ratings
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All That Man Is
All That Man Is 3.66 avg rating β€” 9,259 ratings
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The Parcel
The Parcel 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,398 ratings
46.
The Female of the Species
The Female of the Species 4.14 avg rating β€” 38,476 ratings
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The Story of a Brief Marriage
The Story of a Brief Marriage 3.81 avg rating β€” 3,107 ratings
48.
The Trap
The Trap 3.46 avg rating β€” 8,501 ratings
49.
The Night Bell (Hazel Micallef Mystery, #4)
The Night Bell (Hazel Micallef Mystery, #4) 3.76 avg rating β€” 690 ratings
50.
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America 3.76 avg rating β€” 24,555 ratings
51.
This Is Not My Life: A Memoir of Love, Prison, and Other Complications
This Is Not My Life: A Memoir of Love, Prison, and Other Complications 3.64 avg rating β€” 575 ratings
52.
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Exit, Pursued by a Bear 3.91 avg rating β€” 12,383 ratings
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By Gaslight
By Gaslight 3.57 avg rating β€” 3,684 ratings
54.
Yiddish for Pirates
Yiddish for Pirates 3.18 avg rating β€” 1,296 ratings
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The Party Wall
The Party Wall 3.80 avg rating β€” 920 ratings
56.
The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door 3.80 avg rating β€” 682,766 ratings
57.
The Fortunate Brother (Sylvanus Now #3)
The Fortunate Brother (Sylvanus Now #3) 3.72 avg rating β€” 832 ratings
58.
Today Will Be Different
Today Will Be Different 3.16 avg rating β€” 70,577 ratings
59.
March: Book Three (March, #3)
March: Book Three (March, #3) 4.64 avg rating β€” 21,409 ratings
60.
The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 3.46 avg rating β€” 104 ratings
60.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating β€” 320,322 ratings
62.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis 3.85 avg rating β€” 488,805 ratings
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After Nothing Comes
After Nothing Comes 4.15 avg rating β€” 188 ratings
64.
Once, in a Town Called Moth
Once, in a Town Called Moth 3.29 avg rating β€” 232 ratings
64.
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer 3.64 avg rating β€” 680 ratings
66.
The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood
The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,412 ratings
66.
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow 4.19 avg rating β€” 278,871 ratings
68.
Ooko
Ooko 4.06 avg rating β€” 697 ratings
68.
The Letter Writer
The Letter Writer 3.68 avg rating β€” 1,296 ratings
70.
The Hidden Keys (Quincunx, #4)
The Hidden Keys (Quincunx, #4) 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,600 ratings
70.
The Mermaid Girl: A Story
The Mermaid Girl: A Story 3.60 avg rating β€” 958 ratings
72.
Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage
Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage 3.57 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
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Dodgers
Dodgers 3.86 avg rating β€” 6,406 ratings
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The Storm
The Storm 3.62 avg rating β€” 501 ratings
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Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077
Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,293 ratings
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100 Things Virginia Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)
100 Things Virginia Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know) 3.94 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
77.
In Defense of a Liberal Education
In Defense of a Liberal Education 3.83 avg rating β€” 3,140 ratings
78.
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice 3.60 avg rating β€” 98,741 ratings
79.
The Moon Inside
The Moon Inside 3.86 avg rating β€” 206 ratings
79.
Faithful
Faithful really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 38,032 ratings
81.
Willem De Kooning's Paintbrush
Willem De Kooning's Paintbrush 3.61 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
81.
PΓ©plum
PΓ©plum
by: Blutch
3.54 avg rating β€” 516 ratings
81.
The Tao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir
The Tao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir 4.22 avg rating β€” 368 ratings
84.
Pond
Pond 3.52 avg rating β€” 9,012 ratings
85.
Double Teenage
Double Teenage 4.16 avg rating β€” 225 ratings
86.
The Two of Us
The Two of Us 3.64 avg rating β€” 111 ratings
87.
Opium Eater: The New Confessions
Opium Eater: The New Confessions 4.20 avg rating β€” 56 ratings
88.
An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons
An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons 4.56 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
89.
All That Sang
All That Sang 3.55 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
90.
The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century (The CBC Massey Lectures, 2016)
The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century (The CBC Massey Lectures, 2016) 3.86 avg rating β€” 336 ratings
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Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids
Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids 2.91 avg rating β€” 777 ratings
92.
Rich and Poor
Rich and Poor 3.68 avg rating β€” 158 ratings
93.
Bad Singer: The Surprising Science of Tone Deafness and How We Hear Music
Bad Singer: The Surprising Science of Tone Deafness and How We Hear Music 3.77 avg rating β€” 119 ratings
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The Best of Writers & Company
The Best of Writers & Company 4.33 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
95.
You Only Live Twice: Letters on Death, Sex and Gender
You Only Live Twice: Letters on Death, Sex and Gender 4.14 avg rating β€” 92 ratings
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Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality
Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 675 ratings
97.
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone 3.92 avg rating β€” 33,166 ratings
98.
The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett, #1)
The Ashes of London (Marwood and Lovett, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 11,519 ratings
99.
The Best Kind of People
The Best Kind of People 3.51 avg rating β€” 20,188 ratings
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by: Iain Reid
3.52 avg rating β€” 188,279 ratings
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