Best Books of 1988

1.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,682 ratings
2.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 466,970 ratings
3.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,140 ratings
4.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,027 ratings
5.
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 127,780 ratings
6.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury 4.65 avg rating — 122,979 ratings
7.
The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
by: Anne Rice
3.92 avg rating — 159,454 ratings
8.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,298 ratings
9.
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 — 88,593 ratings
10.
Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 73,671 ratings
11.
The Eight (The Eight, #1)
The Eight (The Eight, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 45,352 ratings
12.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,359 ratings
13.
Mossflower (Redwall, #2)
Mossflower (Redwall, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 71,670 ratings
14.
Guess How Much I Love You
Guess How Much I Love You 4.39 avg rating — 145,890 ratings
15.
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 76,168 ratings
16.
Weirdos from Another Planet! (Calvin and Hobbes, #4)
Weirdos from Another Planet! (Calvin and Hobbes, #4) 4.65 avg rating — 14,037 ratings
17.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 169,137 ratings
18.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,395 ratings
19.
Prelude to Foundation
Prelude to Foundation 4.16 avg rating — 94,088 ratings
20.
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda 3.73 avg rating — 21,640 ratings
21.
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 92,633 ratings
22.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Jack Ryan, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 59,684 ratings
23.
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 13,517 ratings
24.
Koko
Koko 3.60 avg rating — 10,049 ratings
25.
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4)
Falling Free (Vorkosigan Saga, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 22,719 ratings
26.
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons 3.66 avg rating — 32,316 ratings
27.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,904 ratings
28.
The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth 4.26 avg rating — 53,103 ratings
29.
Something Under the Bed is Drooling (Calvin and Hobbes, #2)
Something Under the Bed is Drooling (Calvin and Hobbes, #2) 4.65 avg rating — 15,144 ratings
30.
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury 4.70 avg rating — 23,897 ratings
31.
Alaska
Alaska 4.17 avg rating — 16,254 ratings
32.
Catwings (Catwings, #1)
Catwings (Catwings, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 10,071 ratings
33.
King of the Murgos (The Malloreon, #2)
King of the Murgos (The Malloreon, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 56,286 ratings
34.
Demon Lord of Karanda (The Malloreon, #3)
Demon Lord of Karanda (The Malloreon, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 43,724 ratings
35.
The Fifth Child
The Fifth Child 3.63 avg rating — 23,552 ratings
36.
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8)
A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee, #8) 4.13 avg rating — 15,019 ratings
37.
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,337 ratings
38.
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,485 ratings
39.
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society 4.17 avg rating — 143,685 ratings
40.
Wizard at Large (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #3)
Wizard at Large (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 16,892 ratings
41.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating — 121,466 ratings
42.
Lightning
Lightning 4.09 avg rating — 64,646 ratings
43.
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (Cat Who... #8)
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (Cat Who... #8) 3.97 avg rating — 9,763 ratings
44.
The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15)
The Confession of Brother Haluin (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #15) 4.13 avg rating — 5,978 ratings
45.
The Edge
The Edge 4.11 avg rating — 6,146 ratings
46.
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3)
A Rare Benedictine (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, prequel stories 0.1-0.3) 4.07 avg rating — 6,143 ratings
46.
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who..., #7)
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (Cat Who..., #7) 3.97 avg rating — 10,190 ratings
48.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,173 ratings
49.
Briar Rose
Briar Rose 3.80 avg rating — 14,984 ratings
50.
Where's Waldo Now?
Where's Waldo Now? 4.24 avg rating — 3,803 ratings
50.
The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ 4.23 avg rating — 148,931 ratings
52.
Brazen Virtue (D.C. Detectives, #2)
Brazen Virtue (D.C. Detectives, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 18,030 ratings
53.
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) 3.94 avg rating — 13,676 ratings
54.
Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)
Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6) 4.26 avg rating — 19,339 ratings
55.
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time 3.78 avg rating — 25,570 ratings
56.
Crimson Joy (Spenser, #15)
Crimson Joy (Spenser, #15) 3.99 avg rating — 6,899 ratings
57.
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival 4.23 avg rating — 63,066 ratings
57.
Kirsten Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #5)
Kirsten Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #5) 3.93 avg rating — 5,970 ratings
59.
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40 4.39 avg rating — 11,881 ratings
59.
Libra
Libra 4.05 avg rating — 19,591 ratings
59.
The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1)
The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 25,350 ratings
62.
Samarkand
Samarkand 4.24 avg rating — 30,675 ratings
63.
The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)
The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 15,195 ratings
64.
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic 4.03 avg rating — 61,487 ratings
65.
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 41,223 ratings
65.
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2)
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
65.
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2)
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 27,343 ratings
68.
Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions 4.04 avg rating — 22,076 ratings
68.
Treasure (Dirk Pitt, #9)
Treasure (Dirk Pitt, #9) 3.95 avg rating — 16,184 ratings
70.
A Far Cry from Kensington
A Far Cry from Kensington 3.84 avg rating — 6,894 ratings
70.
Nemesis
Nemesis 3.81 avg rating — 18,892 ratings
70.
The Carpathians
The Carpathians 3.82 avg rating — 307 ratings
70.
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories 4.41 avg rating — 22,205 ratings
74.
The Icarus Agenda
The Icarus Agenda 3.98 avg rating — 31,879 ratings
75.
The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)
The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 59,631 ratings
75.
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5)
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 41,602 ratings
77.
Tacky the Penguin
Tacky the Penguin 4.29 avg rating — 11,816 ratings
77.
Sourcery (Discworld, #5)
Sourcery (Discworld, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 107,987 ratings
79.
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 18,144 ratings
79.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
81.
The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9)
The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9) 3.93 avg rating — 4,180 ratings
82.
The Cat Who Had 14 Tales
The Cat Who Had 14 Tales 3.82 avg rating — 3,714 ratings
83.
Blood Shot (V.I. Warshawski, #5)
Blood Shot (V.I. Warshawski, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 10,156 ratings
84.
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights 4.14 avg rating — 65,037 ratings
85.
Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs
Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs 4.16 avg rating — 1,896 ratings
86.
Sleeping in Flame (Answered Prayers, #2)
Sleeping in Flame (Answered Prayers, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 2,017 ratings
86.
Gift of Gold (Gift, #1)
Gift of Gold (Gift, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,145 ratings
86.
The Girl Who Invented Romance
The Girl Who Invented Romance 3.57 avg rating — 582 ratings
89.
Zoya
Zoya 4.04 avg rating — 16,082 ratings
89.
A Small Place
A Small Place 4.05 avg rating — 17,324 ratings
91.
Islands in the Net
Islands in the Net 3.66 avg rating — 5,197 ratings
91.
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3)
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 47,323 ratings
91.
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works 4.49 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
91.
From Beirut to Jerusalem
From Beirut to Jerusalem 4.15 avg rating — 12,906 ratings
91.
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1)
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,026 ratings
91.
Agent of Change (Liaden Universe, #9)
Agent of Change (Liaden Universe, #9) 4.16 avg rating — 4,384 ratings
97.
The Outlaws of Sherwood
The Outlaws of Sherwood 3.79 avg rating — 12,178 ratings
97.
The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War
The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War 3.71 avg rating — 2,784 ratings
97.
Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect 4.28 avg rating — 998 ratings
100.
The Swimming-Pool Library
The Swimming-Pool Library 3.72 avg rating — 11,029 ratings
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