Books Set in the Eighties

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1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,227,039 ratings
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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,425 ratings
3.
Every Five Years (Fix It or Get Out #2)
Every Five Years (Fix It or Get Out #2) 4.40 avg rating β€” 121 ratings
4.
Magic America
Magic America 3.81 avg rating β€” 369 ratings
5.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,719 ratings
6.
Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,240,328 ratings
7.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating β€” 321,390 ratings
8.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In 4.04 avg rating β€” 118,298 ratings
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Tell the Wolves I'm Home 4.03 avg rating β€” 147,995 ratings
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating β€” 85,404 ratings
11.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 169,177 ratings
12.
Girl Unmoored
Girl Unmoored 4.16 avg rating β€” 629 ratings
12.
Once Upon a Lie
Once Upon a Lie 4.17 avg rating β€” 127 ratings
14.
Malibu Rising
Malibu Rising 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,229,263 ratings
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Brightness Falls
Brightness Falls 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,665 ratings
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The Great Believers
The Great Believers 4.29 avg rating β€” 161,797 ratings
17.
My Best Friend's Exorcism
My Best Friend's Exorcism 3.93 avg rating β€” 140,010 ratings
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 663,178 ratings
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The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 180,232 ratings
20.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating β€” 233,425 ratings
21.
Trouble Under Venus (Love-n-Trouble #4)
Trouble Under Venus (Love-n-Trouble #4) 4.42 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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Portrait of a ProtΓ©gΓ© (Portraits, #2)
Portrait of a ProtΓ©gΓ© (Portraits, #2) 4.22 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
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The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot 3.47 avg rating β€” 123,510 ratings
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Tuesday Nights in 1980
Tuesday Nights in 1980 3.73 avg rating β€” 4,631 ratings
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The Dirk Gently Omnibus (Dirk Gently, #1-2)
The Dirk Gently Omnibus (Dirk Gently, #1-2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 8,369 ratings
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Three Seasons: Three Stories of England in the Eighties
Three Seasons: Three Stories of England in the Eighties 3.93 avg rating β€” 44 ratings
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My Government Means to Kill Me
My Government Means to Kill Me 4.23 avg rating β€” 6,255 ratings
28.
We Dream of Space
We Dream of Space 4.11 avg rating β€” 8,479 ratings
28.
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 252,308 ratings
30.
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€” 51,238 ratings
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Superior Women
Superior Women 3.65 avg rating β€” 563 ratings
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Like a Love Story
Like a Love Story 4.26 avg rating β€” 15,581 ratings
33.
Red at the Bone
Red at the Bone 3.96 avg rating β€” 82,544 ratings
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 146,638 ratings
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The Music Shop
The Music Shop 3.84 avg rating β€” 33,827 ratings
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Taking Off
Taking Off 3.90 avg rating β€” 348 ratings
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Wallflower: A Novel About Berlin at the Time of the Fall of the Wall
Wallflower: A Novel About Berlin at the Time of the Fall of the Wall 3.75 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
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Planet Earth Is Blue
Planet Earth Is Blue 4.44 avg rating β€” 3,284 ratings
39.
Afterlife
Afterlife 3.90 avg rating β€” 417 ratings
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Funny Boy
Funny Boy 4.06 avg rating β€” 8,693 ratings
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Pudge and Prejudice
Pudge and Prejudice 3.98 avg rating β€” 761 ratings
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Klepto
Klepto 3.73 avg rating β€” 437 ratings
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Dedication
Dedication 3.18 avg rating β€” 5,192 ratings
43.
Let It Bleed
Let It Bleed 4.38 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
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The Past and Other Lies
The Past and Other Lies 3.10 avg rating β€” 145 ratings
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Red Archer (Red August #2)
Red Archer (Red August #2) 3.94 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
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Hollywood Riptide
Hollywood Riptide 4.44 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
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Hide
Hide 3.74 avg rating β€” 86 ratings
43.
Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 572,048 ratings
43.
White Lines
White Lines 3.54 avg rating β€” 717 ratings
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Maribel Versus the Volcano: A Mount St. Helens Survival Story
Maribel Versus the Volcano: A Mount St. Helens Survival Story 3.99 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
43.
My Name Is River
My Name Is River 4.27 avg rating β€” 191 ratings
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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2) 4.13 avg rating β€” 106,695 ratings
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Winter at Medora Downs
Winter at Medora Downs 4.07 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
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Lazy Witchcraft
Lazy Witchcraft it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
43.
Blast from the Past
Blast from the Past 3.86 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
43.
The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)
The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 15,476 ratings
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The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid 3.63 avg rating β€” 2,406 ratings
43.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating β€” 385,158 ratings
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Bournemouth 90 (Eighties Leeds Book 1)
Bournemouth 90 (Eighties Leeds Book 1) 4.55 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
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Neon Roses
Neon Roses 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,007 ratings
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The Shards
The Shards really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 38,491 ratings
63.
The Year of the Frog
The Year of the Frog 3.62 avg rating β€” 82 ratings
63.
Red August
Red August 4.19 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
63.
Moon at Nine
Moon at Nine 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,188 ratings
63.
Courtney Changes the Game
Courtney Changes the Game 4.19 avg rating β€” 392 ratings
63.
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) 4.01 avg rating β€” 16,293 ratings
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American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating β€” 349,218 ratings
69.
DreamEden
DreamEden 3.63 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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Sing Fox to Me
Sing Fox to Me 3.53 avg rating β€” 189 ratings
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Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating β€” 43,422 ratings
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The Saturday Night Ghost Club
The Saturday Night Ghost Club 3.83 avg rating β€” 27,963 ratings
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Paper Girls, Volume 1
Paper Girls, Volume 1 3.89 avg rating β€” 108,820 ratings
69.
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,162 ratings
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Courtney: Friendship Superhero
Courtney: Friendship Superhero 4.29 avg rating β€” 223 ratings
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 88,596 ratings
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The Man Who Fell To Earth
The Man Who Fell To Earth 4.04 avg rating β€” 16,123 ratings
78.
A Parish of Rich Women
A Parish of Rich Women
by: Buchan
2.75 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
78.
The Prettiest Star
The Prettiest Star 4.42 avg rating β€” 6,947 ratings
78.
Bog Child
Bog Child 3.81 avg rating β€” 4,830 ratings
78.
Trowbridge Road
Trowbridge Road 4.16 avg rating β€” 563 ratings
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Death on the Prairie (Chloe Ellefson Mystery, #6)
Death on the Prairie (Chloe Ellefson Mystery, #6) 3.86 avg rating β€” 574 ratings
78.
Human Acts
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
4.27 avg rating β€” 61,937 ratings
84.
Something Blue
Something Blue
by: Ann Hood
3.45 avg rating β€” 351 ratings
84.
8-Bit Christmas
8-Bit Christmas 4.11 avg rating β€” 525 ratings
84.
Beginners' Love
Beginners' Love 3.64 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
84.
Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2)
Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2) 3.86 avg rating β€” 16,625 ratings
88.
Friends for Life
Friends for Life 3.04 avg rating β€” 220 ratings
88.
The Best Worst Summer
The Best Worst Summer 4.22 avg rating β€” 200 ratings
88.
Angel Face
Angel Face 3.55 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
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The Street Belongs to Us
The Street Belongs to Us 3.95 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
92.
Quake!
Quake! 3.42 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
92.
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain 4.30 avg rating β€” 181,010 ratings
92.
The Summer I Learned to Fly
The Summer I Learned to Fly 3.75 avg rating β€” 2,222 ratings
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Bitter Melon
Bitter Melon
by: Cara Chow
3.85 avg rating β€” 1,476 ratings
92.
The Cheerleader
The Cheerleader 3.61 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
97.
Falling in Place
Falling in Place 3.57 avg rating β€” 517 ratings
97.
Going Over
Going Over 3.58 avg rating β€” 856 ratings
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A Sign of the Eighties
A Sign of the Eighties 3.19 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
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Slow Dancing
Slow Dancing 3.40 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
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