Best Books of 1987

1.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,946 ratings
2.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,583 ratings
3.
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 265,340 ratings
4.
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 282,812 ratings
5.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,789 ratings
6.
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1)
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1) 4.61 avg rating — 148,628 ratings
7.
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 194,529 ratings
8.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,371 ratings
9.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,397 ratings
10.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,655 ratings
11.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,340 ratings
12.
Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1)
Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 212,078 ratings
13.
La Ballade de l'impossible
La Ballade de l'impossible really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,619 ratings
14.
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 439,420 ratings
15.
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 97,989 ratings
16.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 146,635 ratings
17.
Moon Tiger
Moon Tiger 3.91 avg rating — 18,393 ratings
18.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,868 ratings
19.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,258 ratings
20.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers 4.20 avg rating — 118,241 ratings
21.
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic 4.39 avg rating — 28,866 ratings
22.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon 3.95 avg rating — 140,615 ratings
23.
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
Redwall (Redwall, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 126,676 ratings
24.
The Whale Rider
The Whale Rider 3.84 avg rating — 11,946 ratings
25.
Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 37,036 ratings
26.
War for the Oaks
War for the Oaks
by: Emma Bull
4.01 avg rating — 10,595 ratings
26.
The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1)
The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 17,145 ratings
28.
Eva Luna
Eva Luna really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57,548 ratings
29.
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge 3.62 avg rating — 18,374 ratings
30.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,950 ratings
30.
Hot Money
Hot Money 4.14 avg rating — 6,476 ratings
32.
The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who..., #6)
The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who..., #6) 4.03 avg rating — 10,111 ratings
33.
The Haunted Mesa
The Haunted Mesa 3.81 avg rating — 7,275 ratings
34.
Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1)
Gallows View (Inspector Banks, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 17,938 ratings
35.
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers 3.60 avg rating — 161,881 ratings
36.
Texasville
Texasville 3.74 avg rating — 5,088 ratings
36.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 124,238 ratings
38.
In the Skin of a Lion
In the Skin of a Lion 3.84 avg rating — 18,984 ratings
39.
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3)
The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 27,223 ratings
40.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating — 4,491 ratings
41.
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1)
The Monkey's Raincoat (Elvis Cole, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 30,718 ratings
42.
The Cat Who Played Brahms (Cat Who... #5)
The Cat Who Played Brahms (Cat Who... #5) 3.99 avg rating — 11,051 ratings
43.
On Stranger Tides
On Stranger Tides 3.82 avg rating — 10,776 ratings
44.
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 56,319 ratings
45.
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
by: Miep Gies
4.30 avg rating — 66,127 ratings
46.
2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3)
2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 32,854 ratings
47.
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom 4.02 avg rating — 25,361 ratings
48.
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,494 ratings
49.
The Passion
The Passion 4.11 avg rating — 25,839 ratings
50.
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2)
Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 7,676 ratings
51.
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (Henry and Mudge, #2)
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (Henry and Mudge, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
52.
The Door
The Door 4.10 avg rating — 33,163 ratings
53.
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge 4.05 avg rating — 16,712 ratings
54.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller 3.73 avg rating — 5,081 ratings
55.
Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14)
Pale Kings And Princes (Spenser, #14) 4.04 avg rating — 7,501 ratings
56.
Heaven and Hell (North and South, #3)
Heaven and Hell (North and South, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 12,045 ratings
57.
Outbreak (Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, #1)
Outbreak (Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 57,423 ratings
58.
Bitter Medicine (V.I. Warshawski, #4)
Bitter Medicine (V.I. Warshawski, #4) 3.89 avg rating — 5,424 ratings
59.
Over the Edge (Alex Delaware, #3)
Over the Edge (Alex Delaware, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 14,100 ratings
60.
Into the Woods
Into the Woods 4.25 avg rating — 11,791 ratings
61.
Lincoln's Dreams
Lincoln's Dreams 3.52 avg rating — 4,434 ratings
61.
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One 4.25 avg rating — 266,474 ratings
63.
The Black Unicorn (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #2)
The Black Unicorn (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 19,100 ratings
63.
Bones of the Moon (Answered Prayers, #1)
Bones of the Moon (Answered Prayers, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,663 ratings
65.
LIFE DURING WARTIME
LIFE DURING WARTIME 3.75 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
66.
Sign of Chaos (Amber Chronicles, #8)
Sign of Chaos (Amber Chronicles, #8) 3.99 avg rating — 10,916 ratings
66.
Arrow's Flight (Heralds of Valdemar, #2)
Arrow's Flight (Heralds of Valdemar, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 24,202 ratings
68.
I Am Not Going to Get up Today!
I Am Not Going to Get up Today!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.03 avg rating — 5,638 ratings
68.
Firefly Summer
Firefly Summer 3.97 avg rating — 16,292 ratings
70.
The Cat Who Came for Christmas (Compleat Cat #1)
The Cat Who Came for Christmas (Compleat Cat #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
71.
The Book and the Brotherhood
The Book and the Brotherhood 3.98 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
72.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,533 ratings
72.
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster 3.79 avg rating — 31,760 ratings
72.
Sphere
Sphere 3.83 avg rating — 194,872 ratings
75.
Crossing to Safety
Crossing to Safety 4.16 avg rating — 49,594 ratings
76.
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #14) 4.11 avg rating — 6,222 ratings
77.
The Closing of the American Mind
The Closing of the American Mind 3.76 avg rating — 5,868 ratings
78.
Henry and Mudge
Henry and Mudge 4.12 avg rating — 6,593 ratings
79.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
80.
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1)
The Neon Rain (Dave Robicheaux, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 27,687 ratings
81.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating — 33,643 ratings
82.
Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men
Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men 4.13 avg rating — 413 ratings
82.
Owl Moon
Owl Moon 4.22 avg rating — 44,393 ratings
84.
Charly
Charly 3.97 avg rating — 9,416 ratings
84.
Borderlands: The New Mestiza = La Frontera
Borderlands: The New Mestiza = La Frontera 4.33 avg rating — 13,222 ratings
84.
Te Kaihau - the Windeater
Te Kaihau - the Windeater 3.78 avg rating — 243 ratings
87.
Team Yankee
Team Yankee 4.09 avg rating — 11,625 ratings
88.
The American Ambassador
The American Ambassador
by: Ward Just
4.08 avg rating — 90 ratings
88.
The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation
The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation 4.02 avg rating — 210 ratings
88.
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond (Professor Peter Shandy Mystery #6)
The Corpse in Oozak's Pond (Professor Peter Shandy Mystery #6) 3.80 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
91.
Strega (Burke, #2)
Strega (Burke, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 2,834 ratings
91.
Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum
by: Mo Yan
3.80 avg rating — 8,538 ratings
93.
Oscar Wilde: A Biography
Oscar Wilde: A Biography 4.01 avg rating — 5,107 ratings
93.
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1-3)
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 5,554 ratings
95.
Wyrms
Wyrms 3.40 avg rating — 6,054 ratings
96.
The Arkansas Testament
The Arkansas Testament 3.88 avg rating — 130 ratings
97.
The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5)
The Urth of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 8,648 ratings
97.
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction 3.72 avg rating — 50,550 ratings
99.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection 3.88 avg rating — 148 ratings
99.
Dancing at the Rascal Fair
Dancing at the Rascal Fair
by: Ivan Doig
4.24 avg rating — 7,089 ratings
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