Best Books of 1982

1.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,161 ratings
2.
Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)
Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) 4.16 avg rating β€” 246,191 ratings
3.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 650,128 ratings
4.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating β€” 516,110 ratings
5.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating β€” 216,988 ratings
6.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating β€” 164,324 ratings
7.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,590 ratings
8.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 211,201 ratings
9.
The Running Man
The Running Man 3.90 avg rating β€” 149,560 ratings
10.
The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2)
The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating β€” 73,332 ratings
11.
The Blue Sword
The Blue Sword 4.21 avg rating β€” 62,465 ratings
12.
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4) 4.18 avg rating β€” 96,158 ratings
13.
2010: Odyssey Two
2010: Odyssey Two 3.95 avg rating β€” 59,968 ratings
14.
Moo, Baa, La La La!
Moo, Baa, La La La! 4.22 avg rating β€” 36,904 ratings
15.
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 110,171 ratings
16.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 94,554 ratings
16.
Miss Rumphius
Miss Rumphius 4.45 avg rating β€” 28,295 ratings
18.
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6) 4.17 avg rating β€” 10,523 ratings
19.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 190,128 ratings
20.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 62,169 ratings
21.
A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills 3.79 avg rating β€” 41,024 ratings
22.
Howliday Inn (Bunnicula, #2)
Howliday Inn (Bunnicula, #2) 3.95 avg rating β€” 14,537 ratings
23.
Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad #2)
Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad #2) 4.15 avg rating β€” 76,160 ratings
24.
The Far Side
The Far Side 4.45 avg rating β€” 9,424 ratings
25.
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2)
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2) 3.78 avg rating β€” 8,901 ratings
26.
The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5)
The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5) 4.13 avg rating β€” 12,050 ratings
27.
Witch Week (Chrestomanci, #3)
Witch Week (Chrestomanci, #3) 3.92 avg rating β€” 15,043 ratings
28.
Space
Space 4.01 avg rating β€” 6,940 ratings
29.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,483 ratings
30.
The Man from St. Petersburg
The Man from St. Petersburg 3.95 avg rating β€” 35,893 ratings
31.
The Tao of Pooh
The Tao of Pooh 4.01 avg rating β€” 128,074 ratings
32.
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream 3.90 avg rating β€” 32,586 ratings
33.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man 4.05 avg rating β€” 9,212 ratings
34.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 51,236 ratings
35.
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 21,705 ratings
36.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 3.80 avg rating β€” 33,712 ratings
37.
Juxtaposition (Apprentice Adept, #3)
Juxtaposition (Apprentice Adept, #3) 3.94 avg rating β€” 12,420 ratings
38.
The Far Side Gallery
The Far Side Gallery 4.43 avg rating β€” 26,106 ratings
39.
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Holy Blood, Holy Grail 3.51 avg rating β€” 12,575 ratings
40.
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) 3.93 avg rating β€” 17,702 ratings
41.
Janet Frame: An Autobiography (Autobiography, #1-3)
Janet Frame: An Autobiography (Autobiography, #1-3) 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,516 ratings
42.
Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind 4.02 avg rating β€” 55,093 ratings
43.
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 70,675 ratings
44.
Hawkmistress! (Darkover, #6)
Hawkmistress! (Darkover, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 4,485 ratings
45.
Doctor De Soto
Doctor De Soto 4.15 avg rating β€” 15,179 ratings
45.
A Chair for My Mother
A Chair for My Mother 4.21 avg rating β€” 26,196 ratings
47.
Pacific Vortex! (Dirk Pitt, #1)
Pacific Vortex! (Dirk Pitt, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 24,780 ratings
48.
Light Thickens (Roderick Alleyn, #32)
Light Thickens (Roderick Alleyn, #32) 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,352 ratings
49.
Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes 4.15 avg rating β€” 21,594 ratings
50.
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
by: Anne Rice
3.88 avg rating β€” 21,459 ratings
51.
The One Minute Manager
The One Minute Manager 3.95 avg rating β€” 141,581 ratings
52.
Genesis (Memory of Fire, #1)
Genesis (Memory of Fire, #1) 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,516 ratings
52.
Jamberry
Jamberry 4.20 avg rating β€” 19,901 ratings
54.
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote 3.94 avg rating β€” 4,349 ratings
55.
The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders 4.06 avg rating β€” 4,008 ratings
56.
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3)
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, #3) 4.22 avg rating β€” 12,335 ratings
56.
Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga, #1)
Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 100,683 ratings
58.
Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts
Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts 4.19 avg rating β€” 15,393 ratings
59.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil 3.93 avg rating β€” 39,798 ratings
60.
DEADEYE DICK
DEADEYE DICK 3.84 avg rating β€” 31,076 ratings
61.
Dictee
Dictee 4.03 avg rating β€” 3,846 ratings
62.
Master of the Game
Master of the Game 4.15 avg rating β€” 59,574 ratings
63.
The Dean's December
The Dean's December 3.57 avg rating β€” 1,492 ratings
64.
The Real Thing
The Real Thing 3.91 avg rating β€” 4,893 ratings
65.
The True Deceiver
The True Deceiver 3.82 avg rating β€” 7,210 ratings
66.
Blue Highways
Blue Highways 4.03 avg rating β€” 24,991 ratings
67.
Inside Nazi Germany: Conformity, Opposition, and Racism in Everyday Life
Inside Nazi Germany: Conformity, Opposition, and Racism in Everyday Life 3.93 avg rating β€” 127 ratings
68.
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan 4.09 avg rating β€” 3,672 ratings
68.
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1)
Indemnity Only (V.I. Warshawski, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 19,231 ratings
70.
Rumpole for the Defence
Rumpole for the Defence 4.12 avg rating β€” 712 ratings
71.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating β€” 30,144 ratings
71.
Miss Nelson Is Back (Miss Nelson, #2)
Miss Nelson Is Back (Miss Nelson, #2) 4.34 avg rating β€” 29,735 ratings
73.
Wrack and Rune (Peter Shandy #3)
Wrack and Rune (Peter Shandy #3) 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,822 ratings
74.
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser 3.74 avg rating β€” 2,496 ratings
75.
Banker
Banker 4.11 avg rating β€” 5,314 ratings
76.
The Cooking School Murders (Eugenia Potter, #1)
The Cooking School Murders (Eugenia Potter, #1) 3.53 avg rating β€” 388 ratings
77.
Murder In The Supreme Court (Capital Crimes, #3)
Murder In The Supreme Court (Capital Crimes, #3) 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,891 ratings
78.
The Copenhagen Connection
The Copenhagen Connection 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,210 ratings
79.
The Going To Bed Book
The Going To Bed Book 4.25 avg rating β€” 30,301 ratings
80.
Shah of Shahs
Shah of Shahs 4.23 avg rating β€” 7,707 ratings
81.
The Druid of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #2)
The Druid of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 33,752 ratings
81.
The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury, #2)
The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury, #2) 4.08 avg rating β€” 11,287 ratings
83.
Creepshow
Creepshow 4.07 avg rating β€” 39,102 ratings
84.
Behind the Attic Wall
Behind the Attic Wall 4.07 avg rating β€” 5,915 ratings
85.
Helliconia Spring (Helliconia, #1)
Helliconia Spring (Helliconia, #1) 3.62 avg rating β€” 4,465 ratings
85.
A Rose in Winter
A Rose in Winter 4.19 avg rating β€” 12,842 ratings
87.
Women of Sand and Myrrh
Women of Sand and Myrrh 3.23 avg rating β€” 1,308 ratings
88.
Wittgenstein’s Nephew
Wittgenstein’s Nephew 4.03 avg rating β€” 6,565 ratings
88.
The Post-Office Girl
The Post-Office Girl 4.13 avg rating β€” 9,094 ratings
90.
The Obscene Madame D
The Obscene Madame D 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,012 ratings
91.
Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study
Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study 4.32 avg rating β€” 354 ratings
92.
The Read-Aloud Handbook
The Read-Aloud Handbook 4.40 avg rating β€” 7,540 ratings
92.
Magic Flutes
Magic Flutes 3.93 avg rating β€” 8,529 ratings
94.
But Not the Hippopotamus
But Not the Hippopotamus 4.24 avg rating β€” 14,740 ratings
95.
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,894 ratings
96.
Sayonara, Gangsters
Sayonara, Gangsters 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,054 ratings
97.
King Hereafter
King Hereafter 4.25 avg rating β€” 2,237 ratings
98.
Six Feet Under (Inspector Thanet, #2)
Six Feet Under (Inspector Thanet, #2) 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,854 ratings
99.
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #6)
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #6) 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,183 ratings
99.
Sheiks And Adders (Sir John Appleby, #33)
Sheiks And Adders (Sir John Appleby, #33) 3.46 avg rating β€” 103 ratings
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