Best Books of the Decade: 1970s

101.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,266 ratings
102.
The Long Walk
The Long Walk 4.06 avg rating — 224,294 ratings
103.
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3)
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 41,195 ratings
104.
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,506 ratings
105.
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less 4.04 avg rating — 44,611 ratings
106.
The Sea, the Sea
The Sea, the Sea 3.96 avg rating — 24,390 ratings
107.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,387 ratings
108.
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 39,979 ratings
109.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 70,497 ratings
110.
QB VII
QB VII
by: Leon Uris
4.20 avg rating — 30,364 ratings
111.
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors 4.14 avg rating — 80,871 ratings
112.
The Brothers Lionheart
The Brothers Lionheart 4.35 avg rating — 40,819 ratings
113.
Children of Dune (Dune #3)
Children of Dune (Dune #3) 3.96 avg rating — 236,975 ratings
114.
Orientalism
Orientalism 4.13 avg rating — 28,507 ratings
115.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by: Ira Levin
3.87 avg rating — 51,730 ratings
116.
The First Four Years (Little House, #9)
The First Four Years (Little House, #9) 3.87 avg rating — 43,909 ratings
117.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,269 ratings
118.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,617 ratings
119.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,752 ratings
120.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,236 ratings
121.
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery 3.89 avg rating — 34,079 ratings
122.
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table 4.14 avg rating — 18,741 ratings
123.
Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating — 66,274 ratings
124.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,434 ratings
125.
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2)
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 52,292 ratings
126.
The Gods Themselves
The Gods Themselves 4.09 avg rating — 67,330 ratings
127.
Dragondrums (Harper Hall, #3)
Dragondrums (Harper Hall, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 37,897 ratings
128.
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
by: Jay Anson
3.83 avg rating — 136,147 ratings
129.
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels 3.94 avg rating — 19,343 ratings
130.
Eaters of the Dead
Eaters of the Dead 3.71 avg rating — 45,605 ratings
131.
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide 4.17 avg rating — 26,373 ratings
132.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 3.78 avg rating — 56,590 ratings
133.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 33,365 ratings
134.
Post Office
Post Office 3.93 avg rating — 135,713 ratings
135.
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever 4.26 avg rating — 15,587 ratings
136.
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish 3.80 avg rating — 25,658 ratings
137.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 4.24 avg rating — 186,987 ratings
138.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 60,098 ratings
139.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,118 ratings
140.
Frog and Toad Together (Frog and Toad, #2)
Frog and Toad Together (Frog and Toad, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 45,212 ratings
141.
The Black Prince
The Black Prince 3.95 avg rating — 6,692 ratings
142.
Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty
Captains and the Kings: The Story of an American Dynasty 4.14 avg rating — 19,540 ratings
143.
Ramona the Brave (Ramona, #3)
Ramona the Brave (Ramona, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 57,801 ratings
144.
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 8,351 ratings
145.
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs 3.89 avg rating — 8,718 ratings
146.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
147.
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 49,817 ratings
148.
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said 3.91 avg rating — 44,732 ratings
149.
Play It As It Lays
Play It As It Lays 3.91 avg rating — 85,236 ratings
150.
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 3.69 avg rating — 17,762 ratings
151.
The Lords of Discipline
The Lords of Discipline 4.34 avg rating — 29,674 ratings
152.
Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4)
Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 24,230 ratings
153.
Trinity
Trinity
by: Leon Uris
4.29 avg rating — 25,079 ratings
154.
Maurice
Maurice 4.08 avg rating — 55,441 ratings
155.
Suttree
Suttree 4.20 avg rating — 27,011 ratings
156.
Amadeus
Amadeus 4.15 avg rating — 18,792 ratings
157.
Rubyfruit Jungle
Rubyfruit Jungle 3.91 avg rating — 45,989 ratings
158.
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment 4.13 avg rating — 26,187 ratings
159.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? 4.19 avg rating — 19,015 ratings
160.
The Great Santini
The Great Santini 4.16 avg rating — 34,303 ratings
161.
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 35,771 ratings
162.
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1)
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,894 ratings
163.
First Blood
First Blood 4.05 avg rating — 11,078 ratings
164.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating — 26,869 ratings
165.
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction 4.02 avg rating — 24,959 ratings
166.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman 4.02 avg rating — 21,116 ratings
166.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness 4.08 avg rating — 13,039 ratings
168.
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter 3.95 avg rating — 22,781 ratings
169.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,601 ratings
169.
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1)
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 25,438 ratings
171.
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do 4.24 avg rating — 5,742 ratings
172.
Dispatches
Dispatches 4.22 avg rating — 21,212 ratings
173.
Rage
Rage 3.71 avg rating — 55,104 ratings
174.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,403 ratings
175.
Child of God
Child of God 3.82 avg rating — 52,906 ratings
176.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating — 44,543 ratings
177.
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems 4.42 avg rating — 6,551 ratings
178.
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1)
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 23,071 ratings
179.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating — 34,486 ratings
180.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,571 ratings
181.
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter 3.52 avg rating — 15,055 ratings
182.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,076 ratings
183.
Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)
Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 49,455 ratings
184.
The Autumn of the Patriarch
The Autumn of the Patriarch 3.87 avg rating — 25,862 ratings
184.
Surfacing
Surfacing 3.45 avg rating — 28,050 ratings
186.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4.08 avg rating — 29,044 ratings
186.
A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Saga #1)
A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Saga #1) 4.21 avg rating — 41,282 ratings
188.
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man 4.10 avg rating — 11,337 ratings
189.
Time and Again (Time, #1)
Time and Again (Time, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 24,610 ratings
190.
Momo
Momo 4.34 avg rating — 91,786 ratings
191.
The Bookshop
The Bookshop 3.27 avg rating — 25,956 ratings
192.
Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)
Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 109,371 ratings
192.
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic 4.13 avg rating — 81,970 ratings
194.
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing 3.93 avg rating — 418,785 ratings
195.
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 29,559 ratings
196.
Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream 3.88 avg rating — 16,679 ratings
197.
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 28,453 ratings
198.
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War 4.10 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
199.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 46,448 ratings
200.
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer 3.81 avg rating — 13,592 ratings
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