Best Books of 1984

1.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) 4.09 avg rating β€” 182,136 ratings
2.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating β€” 524,798 ratings
3.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating β€” 385,133 ratings
4.
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 354,038 ratings
5.
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 138,376 ratings
6.
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 101,513 ratings
7.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating β€” 22,083 ratings
8.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating β€” 222,926 ratings
9.
Thinner
Thinner 3.78 avg rating β€” 222,752 ratings
10.
The Far Side Gallery
The Far Side Gallery 4.43 avg rating β€” 26,106 ratings
11.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating β€” 68,140 ratings
12.
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1)
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 28,024 ratings
13.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating β€” 104,974 ratings
14.
Flaubert's Parrot
Flaubert's Parrot 3.65 avg rating β€” 16,252 ratings
15.
Proof
Proof 4.09 avg rating β€” 7,961 ratings
16.
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick 3.22 avg rating β€” 18,132 ratings
17.
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 121,203 ratings
18.
Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1)
Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 35,002 ratings
19.
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10)
The Pilgrim of Hate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #10) 4.10 avg rating β€” 6,536 ratings
20.
The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle-Earth, #2)
The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle-Earth, #2) 3.90 avg rating β€” 8,899 ratings
21.
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9) 4.07 avg rating β€” 6,955 ratings
22.
Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad #4)
Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad #4) 4.18 avg rating β€” 79,020 ratings
23.
Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac 3.61 avg rating β€” 24,741 ratings
24.
The Sicilian (The Godfather, #2)
The Sicilian (The Godfather, #2) 4.03 avg rating β€” 29,905 ratings
25.
I. Asimov: A Memoir
I. Asimov: A Memoir 4.04 avg rating β€” 3,526 ratings
26.
The Ghostway (Leaphorn & Chee, #6)
The Ghostway (Leaphorn & Chee, #6) 4.12 avg rating β€” 12,562 ratings
27.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating β€” 9,731 ratings
28.
Akira, Vol. 1
Akira, Vol. 1 4.40 avg rating β€” 38,192 ratings
28.
The Bone People
The Bone People 4.04 avg rating β€” 23,580 ratings
30.
The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry #1)
The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 26,217 ratings
31.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating β€” 25,092 ratings
32.
Of Love and Shadows
Of Love and Shadows really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 36,147 ratings
33.
Heretics of Dune (Dune, #5)
Heretics of Dune (Dune, #5) 3.85 avg rating β€” 97,792 ratings
34.
Love and War (North and South, #2)
Love and War (North and South, #2) 4.15 avg rating β€” 18,805 ratings
35.
English Creek
English Creek
by: Ivan Doig
4.12 avg rating β€” 5,985 ratings
36.
Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon 4.18 avg rating β€” 8,455 ratings
37.
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City 3.80 avg rating β€” 36,186 ratings
38.
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 10,582 ratings
39.
The Landower Legacy
The Landower Legacy 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,245 ratings
40.
Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, #7)
Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, #7) 3.91 avg rating β€” 18,117 ratings
40.
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Adrian Mole, #2)
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Adrian Mole, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 16,962 ratings
42.
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,534 ratings
43.
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1)
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 72,259 ratings
44.
Moonheart
Moonheart 4.05 avg rating β€” 6,715 ratings
44.
Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5)
Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad #5) 4.19 avg rating β€” 95,158 ratings
46.
Nights at the Circus
Nights at the Circus 3.88 avg rating β€” 14,348 ratings
47.
Bearing an Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, #2)
Bearing an Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 23,654 ratings
48.
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2)
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) 4.21 avg rating β€” 54,705 ratings
48.
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune 4.15 avg rating β€” 3,531 ratings
50.
Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn #2)
Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn #2) 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,418 ratings
51.
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2)
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2) 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,899 ratings
52.
The Napping House
The Napping House 4.27 avg rating β€” 46,924 ratings
52.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3,969 ratings
54.
Bluegate Fields (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #6)
Bluegate Fields (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #6) 3.91 avg rating β€” 5,662 ratings
55.
Deadlock (V.I. Warshawski, #2)
Deadlock (V.I. Warshawski, #2) 3.82 avg rating β€” 6,178 ratings
56.
Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5)
Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5) 3.97 avg rating β€” 5,465 ratings
57.
The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4)
The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4) 3.95 avg rating β€” 5,796 ratings
58.
West of Eden (West of Eden, #1)
West of Eden (West of Eden, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 3,632 ratings
58.
In the Freud Archives
In the Freud Archives 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,296 ratings
60.
Mistress Anne
Mistress Anne 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,563 ratings
61.
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,295 ratings
62.
Cities of Salt (Ω…Ψ―Ω† Ψ§Ω„Ω…Ω„Ψ­ #1)
Cities of Salt (Ω…Ψ―Ω† Ψ§Ω„Ω…Ω„Ψ­ #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 4,758 ratings
63.
In Search of SchrΓΆdinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality
In Search of SchrΓΆdinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality 4.06 avg rating β€” 21,371 ratings
64.
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
by: Mem Fox
4.42 avg rating β€” 8,851 ratings
64.
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by: Don Wood
4.32 avg rating β€” 39,977 ratings
66.
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by: Glen Cook
3.93 avg rating β€” 53,320 ratings
67.
The Haj
The Haj
by: Leon Uris
4.06 avg rating β€” 14,368 ratings
68.
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All 3.84 avg rating β€” 6,346 ratings
69.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating β€” 104,861 ratings
70.
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1)
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1) 3.77 avg rating β€” 10,799 ratings
70.
The goal: A process of ongoing improvement
The goal: A process of ongoing improvement 4.08 avg rating β€” 81,102 ratings
70.
Ghosts Beneath Our Feet
Ghosts Beneath Our Feet 3.83 avg rating β€” 895 ratings
70.
Mandie and the Ghost Bandits (Mandie, #3)
Mandie and the Ghost Bandits (Mandie, #3) 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,157 ratings
74.
The Third Eye
The Third Eye 3.87 avg rating β€” 4,239 ratings
74.
Cry for the Strangers
Cry for the Strangers
by: John Saul
3.83 avg rating β€” 3,293 ratings
76.
Sarah Phillips
Sarah Phillips 3.65 avg rating β€” 255 ratings
77.
Garfield: His 9 Lives
Garfield: His 9 Lives
by: Jim Davis
4.10 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
77.
Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space
Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space 3.97 avg rating β€” 491 ratings
77.
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3)
Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3) 4.19 avg rating β€” 29,450 ratings
80.
City of Sorcery (Darkover, #14)
City of Sorcery (Darkover, #14) 3.76 avg rating β€” 2,011 ratings
81.
Yendi (Vlad Taltos, #2)
Yendi (Vlad Taltos, #2) 4.12 avg rating β€” 9,406 ratings
82.
The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol 4.05 avg rating β€” 35,154 ratings
83.
The Glamour
The Glamour 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,284 ratings
83.
A to Z
A to Z 4.14 avg rating β€” 8,046 ratings
83.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis 3.99 avg rating β€” 14,440 ratings
83.
Flower Fairies of the Winter
Flower Fairies of the Winter 4.35 avg rating β€” 587 ratings
87.
Elleander Morning: A Novel
Elleander Morning: A Novel 3.92 avg rating β€” 261 ratings
87.
Seeds of Yesterday (Dollanganger, #4)
Seeds of Yesterday (Dollanganger, #4) 3.84 avg rating β€” 43,521 ratings
89.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 3.92 avg rating β€” 2,189 ratings
89.
The Aquitaine Progression
The Aquitaine Progression 3.97 avg rating β€” 20,047 ratings
91.
Doonesbury Dossier: The Reagan Years
Doonesbury Dossier: The Reagan Years 4.15 avg rating β€” 386 ratings
91.
Shallows
Shallows 3.52 avg rating β€” 1,151 ratings
91.
Budding Prospects: A Pastoral
Budding Prospects: A Pastoral 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,965 ratings
94.
Collected Stories
Collected Stories 4.17 avg rating β€” 8,690 ratings
95.
A New History of Korea
A New History of Korea 3.72 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
96.
Collected Poems, 1947-1980
Collected Poems, 1947-1980 4.18 avg rating β€” 7,038 ratings
96.
Corrigan
Corrigan 3.89 avg rating β€” 267 ratings
96.
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 6 (Maison Ikkoku, #6)
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 6 (Maison Ikkoku, #6) 4.18 avg rating β€” 348 ratings
96.
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 7 (Maison Ikkoku, #7)
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 7 (Maison Ikkoku, #7) 4.22 avg rating β€” 362 ratings
100.
Finding the Center: Two Narratives
Finding the Center: Two Narratives 3.57 avg rating β€” 161 ratings
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