Great Canadian Books of the [20th] Century I (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,848 ratings
2.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,373 ratings
3.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 20,122 ratings
4.
Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women 3.95 avg rating — 15,707 ratings
5.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 3.73 avg rating — 9,209 ratings
6.
World of Wonders (The Deptford Trilogy, #3)
World of Wonders (The Deptford Trilogy, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 5,286 ratings
7.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,774 ratings
8.
Two Solitudes
Two Solitudes 3.88 avg rating — 3,011 ratings
9.
The Hockey Sweater
The Hockey Sweater 4.20 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
10.
The Wars
The Wars 3.85 avg rating — 9,782 ratings
11.
Who Has Seen the Wind
Who Has Seen the Wind 3.87 avg rating — 4,427 ratings
12.
The Manticore (The Deptford Trilogy, #2)
The Manticore (The Deptford Trilogy, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 6,720 ratings
13.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,158 ratings
14.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,250 ratings
15.
The Diviners
The Diviners 4.18 avg rating — 7,915 ratings
16.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town 3.73 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
17.
Fall on Your Knees
Fall on Your Knees 3.97 avg rating — 67,611 ratings
18.
Swamp Angel
Swamp Angel 3.61 avg rating — 1,069 ratings
19.
What's Bred in the Bone (Cornish Trilogy, #2)
What's Bred in the Bone (Cornish Trilogy, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 6,416 ratings
20.
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name 4.05 avg rating — 8,725 ratings
21.
As for Me and My House
As for Me and My House 3.49 avg rating — 2,257 ratings
22.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities 4.29 avg rating — 19,189 ratings
23.
Owls in the Family
Owls in the Family 4.11 avg rating — 5,752 ratings
24.
The Medium is the Massage
The Medium is the Massage 3.98 avg rating — 17,305 ratings
25.
Obasan
Obasan 3.70 avg rating — 8,228 ratings
26.
Maria Chapdelaine (French)
Maria Chapdelaine (French) 3.20 avg rating — 2,602 ratings
27.
Kamouraska
Kamouraska 3.60 avg rating — 1,613 ratings
28.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,890 ratings
29.
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1)
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,974 ratings
30.
The Lyre of Orpheus (Cornish Trilogy, #3)
The Lyre of Orpheus (Cornish Trilogy, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 3,444 ratings
31.
Lament for a Nation (Carleton Library Series, #205)
Lament for a Nation (Carleton Library Series, #205) 3.65 avg rating — 349 ratings
32.
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves 4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings
33.
De Niro's Game
De Niro's Game
by: Rawi Hage
3.78 avg rating — 4,055 ratings
34.
Barney's Version
Barney's Version 4.17 avg rating — 13,340 ratings
35.
The Discovery of Insulin
The Discovery of Insulin 4.17 avg rating — 399 ratings
36.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces 3.92 avg rating — 17,135 ratings
37.
The Double Hook
The Double Hook 3.18 avg rating — 841 ratings
37.
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs
Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs 4.38 avg rating — 2,831 ratings
39.
Griffin & Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1)
Griffin & Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1) 4.03 avg rating — 75,198 ratings
40.
The Affluent Society
The Affluent Society really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,045 ratings
41.
Clara Callan
Clara Callan 3.87 avg rating — 9,190 ratings
42.
Crow Lake
Crow Lake 4.01 avg rating — 27,497 ratings
43.
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Lullabies for Little Criminals 4.04 avg rating — 29,065 ratings
44.
Shoeless Joe
Shoeless Joe 3.97 avg rating — 16,192 ratings
45.
Folk Songs of Canada (Waterloo Folk Songs of Canada Series)
Folk Songs of Canada (Waterloo Folk Songs of Canada Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
45.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating — 90,239 ratings
47.
The Flying Troutmans
The Flying Troutmans 3.77 avg rating — 8,603 ratings
48.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,509 ratings
49.
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
50.
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
51.
The Story of Canada
The Story of Canada 3.96 avg rating — 82 ratings
51.
Billy Bishop Goes to War
Billy Bishop Goes to War 3.61 avg rating — 186 ratings
53.
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
54.
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe 3.46 avg rating — 384 ratings
55.
Les Belles-Soeurs
Les Belles-Soeurs 3.63 avg rating — 3,970 ratings
56.
The Sky Is Falling (The Guests of War Trilogy, #1)
The Sky Is Falling (The Guests of War Trilogy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 3,878 ratings
57.
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3)
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 113,764 ratings
58.
Historical Atlas of Canada, Vol. 1: From the Beginning to 1800
Historical Atlas of Canada, Vol. 1: From the Beginning to 1800 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
59.
Deafening
Deafening 3.82 avg rating — 4,413 ratings
60.
Sabine's Notebook (Griffin & Sabine #2)
Sabine's Notebook (Griffin & Sabine #2) 4.20 avg rating — 11,176 ratings
61.
The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant (Chronicles of the Plateau Mont Royal, 1)
The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant (Chronicles of the Plateau Mont Royal, 1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,752 ratings
62.
Notes from the Century Before: A Journal from British Columbia
Notes from the Century Before: A Journal from British Columbia 3.86 avg rating — 134 ratings
63.
Mary of Mile 18
Mary of Mile 18 3.69 avg rating — 49 ratings
63.
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown 4.13 avg rating — 316 ratings
65.
Sainte Carmen de la Main
Sainte Carmen de la Main 3.40 avg rating — 191 ratings
65.
Beautiful Losers
Beautiful Losers 3.57 avg rating — 7,463 ratings
67.
Open Secrets
Open Secrets 4.03 avg rating — 6,538 ratings
68.
The Unjust Society: Harold Cardinal
The Unjust Society: Harold Cardinal 4.21 avg rating — 96 ratings
68.
Indian Horse
Indian Horse 4.41 avg rating — 33,160 ratings
68.
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid 3.95 avg rating — 4,469 ratings
71.
Historical Atlas of Canada: Volume III: Addressing the Twentieth Century
Historical Atlas of Canada: Volume III: Addressing the Twentieth Century 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
72.
The Enemy That Never Was
The Enemy That Never Was 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
73.
The Truth About Death and Dying
The Truth About Death and Dying 3.62 avg rating — 53 ratings
74.
Jack Miner and the Birds
Jack Miner and the Birds 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
75.
The Selected Stories
The Selected Stories 4.36 avg rating — 419 ratings
76.
Conspiracy of Silence
Conspiracy of Silence 3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings
77.
The Maestro
The Maestro 3.42 avg rating — 477 ratings
78.
Economics (The Addison-Wesley Series in Economics)
Economics (The Addison-Wesley Series in Economics) 3.85 avg rating — 185 ratings
79.
Pelagie: The Return to Acadie
Pelagie: The Return to Acadie 3.71 avg rating — 316 ratings
79.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,843 ratings
81.
The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881
The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881 3.96 avg rating — 464 ratings
81.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,360 ratings
83.
The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885
The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885 4.15 avg rating — 650 ratings
84.
The Illustrated History of Canada: A Canadian Classic, Now Completely Revised
The Illustrated History of Canada: A Canadian Classic, Now Completely Revised 3.58 avg rating — 125 ratings
84.
Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel
Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel 3.16 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
86.
Dear Life
Dear Life 3.75 avg rating — 39,622 ratings
87.
Tales from Gold Mountain
Tales from Gold Mountain
by: Paul Yee
4.08 avg rating — 62 ratings
88.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,463 ratings
89.
Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #7)
Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #7) 3.80 avg rating — 984 ratings
90.
Baseball Bats for Christmas
Baseball Bats for Christmas 3.86 avg rating — 92 ratings
91.
I've tasted my blood: Poems 1956-1968
I've tasted my blood: Poems 1956-1968 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings
92.
Conversations with Glenn Gould
Conversations with Glenn Gould 4.14 avg rating — 155 ratings
93.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,034 ratings
94.
Looking at the Moon (The Guests of War Trilogy, #2)
Looking at the Moon (The Guests of War Trilogy, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
95.
The Lights Go On Again (The Guests of War Trilogy, #3)
The Lights Go On Again (The Guests of War Trilogy, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 1,804 ratings
96.
The Shadow-Maker
The Shadow-Maker 4.26 avg rating — 35 ratings
97.
The Journals of Susanna Moodie
The Journals of Susanna Moodie 3.72 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
97.
The Mountain and the Valley
The Mountain and the Valley 3.66 avg rating — 494 ratings
97.
Eaglechild
Eaglechild 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings
97.
Caesars of the Wilderness (Company of Adventures, #2)
Caesars of the Wilderness (Company of Adventures, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 145 ratings
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