For this special Canada 150 edition of Waterloo Reads: the battle of the books, the community was asked to vote on what was their favourite Canadian novel (for adults) of all time. Over 500 ballots were cast and, without further ado, here is the Top 10:
- “Ragged Company” by Richard Wagamese
- “Room” by Emma Donoghue
- “Still Life” by Louise Penny
- “Best Laid Plans” by Terry Fallis
- “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong
- “The Book of Negroes” by Lawrence Hill
- “Crow Lake” by Mary Lawson
- “The
Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood - “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
- “No Great Mischief” by Alistair MacLeod
Click on the links above to read a summary of each book or to place on hold at the Library.