Best Books of 1985

101.
Mandie and the Forbidden Attic (Mandie, #4)
Mandie and the Forbidden Attic (Mandie, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 2,226 ratings
101.
The Burning Shore (Courtney publication, #4; Courtney chronological, #15)
The Burning Shore (Courtney publication, #4; Courtney chronological, #15) 4.28 avg rating — 8,881 ratings
101.
Imogene's Antlers
Imogene's Antlers 4.18 avg rating — 7,959 ratings
104.
The Orchid House
The Orchid House 3.32 avg rating — 133 ratings
104.
Akira, Vol. 2
Akira, Vol. 2 4.46 avg rating — 16,528 ratings
104.
Playing the Odds (The MacGregors, #1)
Playing the Odds (The MacGregors, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 9,127 ratings
107.
Old Masters: A Comedy
Old Masters: A Comedy 4.16 avg rating — 3,784 ratings
108.
A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (Stainless Steel Rat, #1)
A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (Stainless Steel Rat, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 9,059 ratings
108.
Fire and Hemlock
Fire and Hemlock 3.96 avg rating — 10,994 ratings
110.
The Sand Child
The Sand Child 3.37 avg rating — 3,864 ratings
111.
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business 4.16 avg rating — 36,109 ratings
112.
The Prague Orgy
The Prague Orgy 3.45 avg rating — 2,761 ratings
112.
Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture
Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture 4.04 avg rating — 645 ratings
114.
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Pern Publication Order, #8.5)
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Pern Publication Order, #8.5) 3.92 avg rating — 11,463 ratings
115.
Can the Subaltern Speak? Postkolonialität und subalterne Artikulation
Can the Subaltern Speak? Postkolonialität und subalterne Artikulation 3.95 avg rating — 1,043 ratings
116.
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3)
Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
117.
Heaven (Casteel, #1)
Heaven (Casteel, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 25,532 ratings
118.
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character 4.27 avg rating — 213,234 ratings
119.
Witchcraft: Last Chance Cafe/Bayou Reunion
Witchcraft: Last Chance Cafe/Bayou Reunion 3.44 avg rating — 1,096 ratings
120.
Lucia in Wartime (Mapp & Lucia #7)
Lucia in Wartime (Mapp & Lucia #7)
by: Tom Holt
4.01 avg rating — 314 ratings
121.
A Catskill Eagle (Spenser, #12)
A Catskill Eagle (Spenser, #12) 4.05 avg rating — 8,957 ratings
122.
An Unkindness of Ravens (Inspector Wexford, #13)
An Unkindness of Ravens (Inspector Wexford, #13) 3.72 avg rating — 4,990 ratings
123.
Death in Autumn (Marshal Guarnaccia Mystery, #4)
Death in Autumn (Marshal Guarnaccia Mystery, #4) 3.47 avg rating — 278 ratings
124.
Strangled Prose (Claire Malloy, #1)
Strangled Prose (Claire Malloy, #1)
by: Joan Hess
3.76 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
125.
The Song of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #1)
The Song of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
126.
House
House really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,427 ratings
127.
The Search of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #3)
The Search of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 630 ratings
127.
Murder at the FBI (Capital Crimes, #6)
Murder at the FBI (Capital Crimes, #6) 3.85 avg rating — 1,631 ratings
129.
The Flight of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #2)
The Flight of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 761 ratings
130.
Sweet Anger
Sweet Anger 3.64 avg rating — 3,740 ratings
131.
The True Game (Land of the True Game, #1-3)
The True Game (Land of the True Game, #1-3) 4.21 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
131.
Jinian Footseer (The End of the Game, #1)
Jinian Footseer (The End of the Game, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 920 ratings
133.
Marianne, the Magus, and the Manticore (Marianne, #1)
Marianne, the Magus, and the Manticore (Marianne, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 427 ratings
134.
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family 4.24 avg rating — 20,793 ratings
135.
Man with a Past
Man with a Past 3.60 avg rating — 889 ratings
136.
Legacy
Legacy 3.41 avg rating — 1,400 ratings
137.
The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game 3.92 avg rating — 2,314 ratings
138.
Tempting Fate (The MacGregors, #2)
Tempting Fate (The MacGregors, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 7,132 ratings
139.
Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer 3.80 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
140.
Golden Goddess
Golden Goddess 3.51 avg rating — 129 ratings
141.
The Down-East Murders (Sarah Deane Mystery, #2)
The Down-East Murders (Sarah Deane Mystery, #2) 3.39 avg rating — 149 ratings
141.
Night Ferry to Death (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #17)
Night Ferry to Death (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #17) 3.89 avg rating — 281 ratings
143.
Wizard
Wizard 3.41 avg rating — 422 ratings
144.
Oxford Blood (Jemima Shore, #5)
Oxford Blood (Jemima Shore, #5) 3.20 avg rating — 245 ratings
144.
The Devil To Pay
The Devil To Pay 3.82 avg rating — 459 ratings
146.
Tears Of The Renegade
Tears Of The Renegade 3.54 avg rating — 3,036 ratings
147.
Riley in the Morning
Riley in the Morning 3.44 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
148.
The Grub-And-Stakers Quilt a Bee (Grub-And-Stakers #2)
The Grub-And-Stakers Quilt a Bee (Grub-And-Stakers #2) 3.93 avg rating — 396 ratings
149.
Down the Garden Path
Down the Garden Path 3.69 avg rating — 649 ratings
150.
The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge 3.49 avg rating — 3,277 ratings
150.
To Love a Man
To Love a Man 3.81 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
152.
Partners
Partners 3.96 avg rating — 5,092 ratings
153.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories 4.20 avg rating — 14,458 ratings
153.
Thursday's Child
Thursday's Child 3.63 avg rating — 4,039 ratings
155.
Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth, #1)
Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 20,585 ratings
156.
Dinner at Deviant's Palace
Dinner at Deviant's Palace 3.68 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
156.
The Challenge of the Disciplined Life: Christian Reflections on Money, Sex, and Power
The Challenge of the Disciplined Life: Christian Reflections on Money, Sex, and Power 4.11 avg rating — 464 ratings
156.
Young Monsters
Young Monsters 3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings
156.
The Land of Look Behind
The Land of Look Behind 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings
156.
Flight from Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #3)
Flight from Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 432 ratings
156.
Puttering About in a Small Land
Puttering About in a Small Land 3.50 avg rating — 664 ratings
156.
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo 3.60 avg rating — 323 ratings
156.
Broken Churches, Broken Nation: Denominational Schisms and the Coming of the American Civil War
Broken Churches, Broken Nation: Denominational Schisms and the Coming of the American Civil War
by: C.C. Goen
4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings
156.
Lyrics, 1962-1985
Lyrics, 1962-1985
by: Bob Dylan
4.59 avg rating — 660 ratings
165.
Time After Time (Alex Balfour, #1)
Time After Time (Alex Balfour, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 136 ratings
165.
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4)
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4) 3.82 avg rating — 2,656 ratings
165.
Glorious Knits: 35 Designs for Knitting Sweaters, Dresses, Vests and Shawls
Glorious Knits: 35 Designs for Knitting Sweaters, Dresses, Vests and Shawls 4.09 avg rating — 201 ratings
165.
When Comes the Spring (Canadian West, #2)
When Comes the Spring (Canadian West, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 10,931 ratings
165.
In Milton Lumky Territory
In Milton Lumky Territory 3.43 avg rating — 877 ratings
165.
Satantango
Satantango 4.14 avg rating — 9,953 ratings
165.
The Great Race of the Birds and Animals
The Great Race of the Birds and Animals 4.11 avg rating — 98 ratings
165.
Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things (A Bloom County Book)
Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things (A Bloom County Book) 4.39 avg rating — 4,600 ratings
173.
Footsteps (Buru #3)
Footsteps (Buru #3) 4.40 avg rating — 6,255 ratings
173.
The Adding Machine: Selected Essays
The Adding Machine: Selected Essays 4.09 avg rating — 941 ratings
173.
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monkey House (#10)
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monkey House (#10) 3.93 avg rating — 772 ratings
173.
When Breaks the Dawn (Canadian West, #3)
When Breaks the Dawn (Canadian West, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 8,954 ratings
173.
The Jailing of Cecelia Capture
The Jailing of Cecelia Capture 3.76 avg rating — 236 ratings
173.
If Tomorrow Comes (Tracy Whitney, #1)
If Tomorrow Comes (Tracy Whitney, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 69,918 ratings
173.
Little Miss Fickle
Little Miss Fickle 3.85 avg rating — 374 ratings
173.
Voices
Voices liked it 3.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
173.
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady: A Memoir
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady: A Memoir 4.02 avg rating — 1,954 ratings
182.
Beauty's Release (Sleeping Beauty, #3)
Beauty's Release (Sleeping Beauty, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 29,419 ratings
182.
Yeager: An Autobiography
Yeager: An Autobiography 4.24 avg rating — 6,088 ratings
182.
Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology
Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology 3.76 avg rating — 59 ratings
182.
Jonie and Her Soldier (The Jonie Series)
Jonie and Her Soldier (The Jonie Series) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
182.
Say No to Murder (Jenny Cain, #2)
Say No to Murder (Jenny Cain, #2) 3.59 avg rating — 366 ratings
182.
Inside, Outside
Inside, Outside 4.04 avg rating — 1,649 ratings
182.
Work Is Hell
Work Is Hell 4.18 avg rating — 1,283 ratings
182.
Great Myths of World War II
Great Myths of World War II 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
190.
The Misenchanted Sword (Ethshar, #1)
The Misenchanted Sword (Ethshar, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,747 ratings
190.
Jonie in Alaska (The Jonie series)
Jonie in Alaska (The Jonie series) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
190.
What Happened to Heather Hopkowitz?
What Happened to Heather Hopkowitz? 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings
190.
Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties: An Indian Declaration of Independence
Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties: An Indian Declaration of Independence 4.23 avg rating — 119 ratings
190.
Night Moves
Night Moves 3.90 avg rating — 7,777 ratings
195.
Night Shift
Night Shift 3.52 avg rating — 25 ratings
195.
A Weekend in the Country
A Weekend in the Country 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
195.
The Weighty Word Book
The Weighty Word Book 4.52 avg rating — 107 ratings
195.
My Emily Dickinson
My Emily Dickinson 4.23 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
195.
Family Album
Family Album 3.98 avg rating — 10,252 ratings
195.
Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body
Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body 4.58 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
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