Tag Archives: 100 Novels that Make You Proud to be Canadian

57. The Outlander (Gil Adamson)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by AYearOfBooksBlog

As I read my way through a Cross-Canada Reading challenge, The Outlander (not the version with the hot Scottish guy and his time travelling wife which I have also read), was my choice based in Alberta.  It is also from … Continue reading →

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10. Bear (Marian Engel)

Posted on January 29, 2017 by AYearOfBooksBlog

“So this was her kingdom:  an octagonal house, a roomful of books, and a bear.” As I work towards reading all the books on the CBC’s 100 Books That Make You Proud to be Canadian list  I have to admit that Bear leaves … Continue reading →

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60. The Antagonist (Lynn Coady)

Posted on July 22, 2016 by AYearOfBooksBlog

The Antagonist has been a bit of a  tedious read in my quest to read the CBCs 100 Novels that Make You Proud to be Canadian.  The story is written as a series of emails – thankfully they are long emails so … Continue reading →

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59. Mercy Among the Children (David Adams Richards)

Posted on July 21, 2016 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Book # 31 in my quest to read CBC’s 100 Novels that Make You Proud to be Canadian was Mercy Among the Children.  While it is definitely not a feel good novel, it slowly draws the reader in and keeps … Continue reading →

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