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The 12 best books of 2016

From sprawling family sagas, to insightful essays on modern life, here are the reads that had us laughing, thinking and talking this year.

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Best books 2016
<p><strong><a href="http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/259732/do-not-say-we-have-nothing#9780345810427" target="_blank"><em>Do Not Say We Have Nothing</em></a></strong><em>, </em>$35</p> <p>Madeleine Thein’s latest follows two families as they move from the Shanghai Music Conservatory during the Cultural Revolution to Beijing during the Tiananmen Square massacre to present-day Vancouver. It’s also the year’s most decorated novel, shortlisted for the Booker and snagging the Giller Prize and Governor General’s Award.</p>
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing, $35

Madeleine Thein’s latest follows two families as they move from the Shanghai Music Conservatory during the Cultural Revolution to Beijing during the Tiananmen Square massacre to present-day Vancouver. It’s also the year’s most decorated novel, shortlisted for the Booker and snagging the Giller Prize and Governor General’s Award.

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