twentyfive books, in which I betray my CanLit roots rather badly

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In lieu of the book meme, you get twenty-five books that I think are awesome. I kind of fail at American classic lit. In my defense I grew up in foreign parts.

1. A Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman
2. Set this House in Order - Matt Ruff
3. The Girl in the Flammable Skirt - Aimee Bender
4. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised By Wolves - Karen Russell
5. The Diviners - Margaret Laurence
6. Uncle Tungsten - Oliver Sacks
7. The Shipping News - Annie Proulx
8. The God of Small Things - Andruhati Roy
9. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
10. The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
11. Life After God - Douglas Coupland
12. Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland
13. Kitchen - Banana Yoshimoto
14. Smoke and Mirrors - Neil Gaiman
15. Neuromancer - William Gibson
16. Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science - Atul Gawande
17. Larry's Party - Carol Shields
18. Snow Falling on Cedars - David Guterson
19. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character/Why do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character - Richard Feynman
20. Queen of All The Dustballs And Other Epics of Everyday Life - Bill Richardson
21. On Writing - Stephen King
22. Geek Love - Katharine Dunn
23. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Pema Chodron
24. Gracie: A Love Story - George Burns (this is seriously the saddest book I've ever read)
25. Cookwise - Shirley Corriher