Literary Review of Canada 100: Canada's Most Important Books

1.
Such Is My Beloved
Such Is My Beloved 3.51 avg rating — 624 ratings
2.
As for Me and My House
As for Me and My House 3.49 avg rating — 2,258 ratings
3.
The Tin Flute
The Tin Flute 3.71 avg rating — 4,856 ratings
4.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 3.73 avg rating — 9,211 ratings
5.
The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel 3.77 avg rating — 13,219 ratings
6.
Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women 3.95 avg rating — 15,706 ratings
7.
The Temptations of Big Bear
The Temptations of Big Bear 3.24 avg rating — 185 ratings
8.
Bear
Bear 3.40 avg rating — 10,155 ratings
9.
The Wars
The Wars 3.85 avg rating — 9,782 ratings
10.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,753 ratings
11.
Green Grass, Running Water
Green Grass, Running Water 4.02 avg rating — 8,342 ratings
12.
The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries 3.89 avg rating — 41,489 ratings
13.
Bref Recit et Succinct Narration de la Navigation Faite en 1535 et 1536 par le Capitaine Jacques Cartier aux Iles de Canada
Bref Recit et Succinct Narration de la Navigation Faite en 1535 et 1536 par le Capitaine Jacques Cartier aux Iles de Canada liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
13.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,866 ratings
15.
A Journey to the Northern Ocean: The Adventures of Samuel Hearne
A Journey to the Northern Ocean: The Adventures of Samuel Hearne 4.14 avg rating — 87 ratings
16.
Wacousta; or, A Tale of the Canadas
Wacousta; or, A Tale of the Canadas 2.67 avg rating — 212 ratings
17.
Lord Durham's Report on the Affairs of the British North America
Lord Durham's Report on the Affairs of the British North America liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
18.
Roughing It in the Bush
Roughing It in the Bush 3.40 avg rating — 1,526 ratings
19.
Geological Survey of Canada: Report Of Its Progress From Its Commencement To 1863
Geological Survey of Canada: Report Of Its Progress From Its Commencement To 1863 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
20.
Canada and the Canadian question
Canada and the Canadian question 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
21.
Wild Animals I Have Known
Wild Animals I Have Known 4.13 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
21.
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams 3.95 avg rating — 7,617 ratings
23.
The Poems of Archibald Lampman (1900)
The Poems of Archibald Lampman (1900) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
24.
The Imperialist
The Imperialist 2.48 avg rating — 162 ratings
25.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,080,069 ratings
26.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town 3.73 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
27.
Flint and Feather
Flint and Feather 4.03 avg rating — 95 ratings
28.
Maria Chapdelaine
Maria Chapdelaine 3.20 avg rating — 2,602 ratings
29.
Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #7)
Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #7) 3.80 avg rating — 984 ratings
30.
The Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History
The Fur Trade in Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Economic History 3.77 avg rating — 61 ratings
31.
The Empire of the St. Lawrence: A Study in Commerce and Politics
The Empire of the St. Lawrence: A Study in Commerce and Politics 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
32.
Menaud, maître-draveur
Menaud, maître-draveur 2.79 avg rating — 256 ratings
33.
Two Solitudes
Two Solitudes 3.88 avg rating — 3,011 ratings
34.
Kellock-Taschereau Commission Report, 1946
Kellock-Taschereau Commission Report, 1946 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
35.
Who Has Seen the Wind
Who Has Seen the Wind 3.87 avg rating — 4,427 ratings
36.
Les Plouffe
Les Plouffe 3.34 avg rating — 185 ratings
37.
Refus global et autres écrits
Refus global et autres écrits 3.48 avg rating — 91 ratings
38.
Empire and Communications (Voyageur Classics, 4)
Empire and Communications (Voyageur Classics, 4) 3.82 avg rating — 110 ratings
39.
Report of the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, 1941-1951
Report of the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, 1941-1951 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
40.
People of the Deer
People of the Deer 4.08 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
41.
So Little for the Mind
So Little for the Mind 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
42.
John A. MacDonald: The Young Politician. The Old Chieftain
John A. MacDonald: The Young Politician. The Old Chieftain 4.47 avg rating — 34 ratings
43.
Insight, Volume 3
Insight, Volume 3 4.48 avg rating — 115 ratings
44.
Anatomy of Criticism
Anatomy of Criticism 4.09 avg rating — 1,941 ratings
45.
The Spice-Box of Earth
The Spice-Box of Earth 4.14 avg rating — 891 ratings
46.
The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man
The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man 4.13 avg rating — 1,224 ratings
47.
Renegade In Power
Renegade In Power 3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings
48.
Report of the Canada Royal Commission on Health Services, 1964
Report of the Canada Royal Commission on Health Services, 1964 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
49.
In Praise of Older Women: The Amorous Recollections of András Vajda
In Praise of Older Women: The Amorous Recollections of András Vajda 3.76 avg rating — 2,358 ratings
50.
Lament for a Nation (Carleton Library Series, #205)
Lament for a Nation (Carleton Library Series, #205) 3.65 avg rating — 349 ratings
51.
Prochain épisode
Prochain épisode 3.36 avg rating — 775 ratings
52.
The Vertical Mosaic: An Analysis of Social Class and Power in Canada (Studies in the Structure of Power: Decision-Making in Canada, 2)
The Vertical Mosaic: An Analysis of Social Class and Power in Canada (Studies in the Structure of Power: Decision-Making in Canada, 2) 3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings
53.
Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel
Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel 3.16 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
54.
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe 3.46 avg rating — 385 ratings
55.
Final Report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1967-70)
Final Report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1967-70) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
56.
Les Belles-Soeurs
Les Belles-Soeurs 3.63 avg rating — 3,970 ratings
57.
Federalism and the French Canadians
Federalism and the French Canadians 3.82 avg rating — 40 ratings
58.
White Niggers of America
White Niggers of America 3.55 avg rating — 176 ratings
59.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 20,129 ratings
60.
Gentlemen, players and politicians
Gentlemen, players and politicians 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
61.
Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada (Volume 196) (Carleton Library Series)
Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada (Volume 196) (Carleton Library Series) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
62.
The Blacks in Canada: A History
The Blacks in Canada: A History 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings
63.
The Bush Garden: Essays on the Canadian Imagination
The Bush Garden: Essays on the Canadian Imagination 3.45 avg rating — 42 ratings
64.
Paul Kane's Frontier: Including Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America
Paul Kane's Frontier: Including Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America
by: Paul Kane
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
65.
Red Lights On The Prairies
Red Lights On The Prairies 3.62 avg rating — 61 ratings
66.
La Sagouine
La Sagouine 3.89 avg rating — 253 ratings
67.
The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885
The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885 4.15 avg rating — 650 ratings
68.
Leaving Home
Leaving Home 3.33 avg rating — 162 ratings
69.
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature 3.85 avg rating — 928 ratings
70.
Howie Meeker's Hockey Basics
Howie Meeker's Hockey Basics really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
71.
Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939: Memories of the Canadians Who Survived the Depression
Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939: Memories of the Canadians Who Survived the Depression 4.23 avg rating — 148 ratings
72.
Alligator Pie
Alligator Pie 4.09 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
73.
The Siren Years: A Canadian Diplomat Abroad 1937-1945
The Siren Years: A Canadian Diplomat Abroad 1937-1945 3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings
74.
A Very Double Life: The Private World of Mackenzie King
A Very Double Life: The Private World of Mackenzie King 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings
75.
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings
76.
A New Athens
A New Athens
by: Hugh Hood
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
77.
Obasan
Obasan 3.70 avg rating — 8,228 ratings
78.
None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948
None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948 4.29 avg rating — 106 ratings
79.
Radical Tories: The Conservative Tradition in Canada
Radical Tories: The Conservative Tradition in Canada 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings
80.
Banting : A Biography
Banting : A Biography 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
81.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,123 ratings
82.
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Year 2000 Edition
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Year 2000 Edition 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
83.
Report of the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada
Report of the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
84.
Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age
Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age 4.13 avg rating — 2,896 ratings
85.
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Solomon Gursky Was Here 3.98 avg rating — 3,143 ratings
86.
Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing
Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing 3.40 avg rating — 629 ratings
87.
Trudeau and Our Times: Volumes 1 & 2
Trudeau and Our Times: Volumes 1 & 2 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
88.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity 3.76 avg rating — 663 ratings
89.
Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism
Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism 3.84 avg rating — 311 ratings
90.
The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation
The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
91.
The Jade Peony
The Jade Peony 3.72 avg rating — 5,589 ratings
92.
Nationalism Without Walls: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Canadian
Nationalism Without Walls: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Canadian 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
93.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization 3.96 avg rating — 743 ratings
94.
Yankee Go Home: Canadians and Anti-Americanism
Yankee Go Home: Canadians and Anti-Americanism 3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings
95.
A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System
A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System 4.28 avg rating — 312 ratings
96.
No Logo
No Logo 3.89 avg rating — 32,436 ratings
97.
Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History
Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History 4.21 avg rating — 108 ratings
98.
Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values
Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values 3.44 avg rating — 141 ratings
99.
Dark Age Ahead
Dark Age Ahead 3.65 avg rating — 1,245 ratings