Best Books of 1989

1.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,402 ratings
2.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,367 ratings
3.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,393 ratings
4.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,013 ratings
5.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs 4.32 avg rating — 194,549 ratings
6.
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 820,143 ratings
7.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,371 ratings
8.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,440 ratings
9.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 4.26 avg rating — 169,013 ratings
10.
Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School, #2)
Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 61,278 ratings
11.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,893 ratings
12.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,863 ratings
13.
The Mitten
The Mitten
by: Jan Brett
4.28 avg rating — 93,873 ratings
14.
The Russia House
The Russia House 3.91 avg rating — 25,658 ratings
15.
Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
Pyramids (Discworld, #7) 3.93 avg rating — 92,348 ratings
16.
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book (Volume 4)
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book (Volume 4) 4.64 avg rating — 22,249 ratings
17.
Yukon Ho! (Calvin and Hobbes, #3)
Yukon Ho! (Calvin and Hobbes, #3) 4.65 avg rating — 14,052 ratings
18.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change 4.16 avg rating — 801,834 ratings
19.
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America 3.81 avg rating — 63,776 ratings
20.
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 92,699 ratings
21.
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17)
The Potter's Field (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #17) 4.13 avg rating — 6,450 ratings
22.
Talking God (Leaphorn & Chee, #9)
Talking God (Leaphorn & Chee, #9) 4.07 avg rating — 10,064 ratings
23.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt 4.29 avg rating — 47,482 ratings
24.
Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)
Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga, #8) 4.26 avg rating — 11,883 ratings
25.
Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5)
Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5) 4.14 avg rating — 142,900 ratings
26.
Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 71,746 ratings
27.
Born in Shame (Born In Trilogy, #3)
Born in Shame (Born In Trilogy, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 37,801 ratings
28.
Straight
Straight 4.13 avg rating — 5,991 ratings
29.
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I) 4.37 avg rating — 3,468 ratings
30.
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5)
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 19,065 ratings
31.
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2)
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 24,720 ratings
31.
Sorceress of Darshiva (The Malloreon, #4)
Sorceress of Darshiva (The Malloreon, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 47,749 ratings
33.
The Cat Who Went Underground (Cat Who... #9)
The Cat Who Went Underground (Cat Who... #9) 3.96 avg rating — 7,704 ratings
34.
Sexing the Cherry
Sexing the Cherry 3.84 avg rating — 18,756 ratings
35.
Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles
Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles 4.09 avg rating — 14,861 ratings
36.
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16)
The Heretic's Apprentice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #16) 4.15 avg rating — 6,196 ratings
37.
A Year in Provence (Provence, #1)
A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81,419 ratings
38.
Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2)
Polar Star (Arkady Renko, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 11,130 ratings
39.
The Second World War
The Second World War 4.11 avg rating — 5,019 ratings
40.
The Renegades of Pern (Pern, #10)
The Renegades of Pern (Pern, #10) 3.93 avg rating — 21,010 ratings
40.
Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate 3.82 avg rating — 7,701 ratings
42.
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History 4.14 avg rating — 10,151 ratings
43.
A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #13)
A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #13) 4.20 avg rating — 38,052 ratings
44.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating — 71,400 ratings
45.
Caribbean
Caribbean 3.98 avg rating — 7,806 ratings
46.
The Old Silent (Richard Jury, #10)
The Old Silent (Richard Jury, #10) 3.93 avg rating — 5,772 ratings
47.
What to Expect the First Year
What to Expect the First Year 3.93 avg rating — 19,898 ratings
48.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth 3.70 avg rating — 25,212 ratings
49.
Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8)
Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 15,140 ratings
50.
The Mummy (Ramses the Damned, #1)
The Mummy (Ramses the Damned, #1)
by: Anne Rice
3.86 avg rating — 48,327 ratings
51.
Silent Partner (Alex Delaware, #4)
Silent Partner (Alex Delaware, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 16,515 ratings
52.
The Scions of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #1)
The Scions of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 34,091 ratings
53.
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,368 ratings
54.
The Quincunx
The Quincunx 4.02 avg rating — 8,104 ratings
55.
London Fields
London Fields 3.67 avg rating — 13,288 ratings
56.
The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain 4.02 avg rating — 13,390 ratings
56.
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 55,712 ratings
58.
Imago (Xenogenesis, #3)
Imago (Xenogenesis, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 23,525 ratings
59.
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters 3.88 avg rating — 16,138 ratings
60.
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street 4.15 avg rating — 109,186 ratings
61.
Mackenzie's Mountain (Mackenzie Family, #1)
Mackenzie's Mountain (Mackenzie Family, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 18,694 ratings
62.
Rama II (Rama #2)
Rama II (Rama #2) 3.71 avg rating — 28,885 ratings
63.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed 4.13 avg rating — 31,298 ratings
64.
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Solomon Gursky Was Here 3.98 avg rating — 3,141 ratings
65.
The History of the Siege of Lisbon
The History of the Siege of Lisbon 3.82 avg rating — 6,676 ratings
66.
Time and Again: Time Was / Times Change
Time and Again: Time Was / Times Change 3.79 avg rating — 9,057 ratings
67.
Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain 3.60 avg rating — 5,712 ratings
68.
From Hell
From Hell 4.19 avg rating — 43,723 ratings
69.
Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2)
Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 17,995 ratings
70.
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution 4.03 avg rating — 6,179 ratings
71.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,134 ratings
72.
The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid 3.63 avg rating — 2,406 ratings
73.
The Unadulterated Cat
The Unadulterated Cat 3.82 avg rating — 7,534 ratings
74.
The Stress of Her Regard
The Stress of Her Regard 3.80 avg rating — 4,341 ratings
75.
Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth
Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth 4.11 avg rating — 75,359 ratings
76.
Self-Consciousness
Self-Consciousness 3.82 avg rating — 589 ratings
76.
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (Shabanu, #1)
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (Shabanu, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 7,284 ratings
76.
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society 4.17 avg rating — 143,681 ratings
79.
The Bristling Wood (Deverry, #3)
The Bristling Wood (Deverry, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 7,472 ratings
80.
The Snake Tattoo (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #2)
The Snake Tattoo (A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,661 ratings
80.
Moon Palace
Moon Palace 3.98 avg rating — 28,381 ratings
80.
Machiavelli in Hell: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Machiavelli in Hell: Pulitzer Prize Winner 3.77 avg rating — 261 ratings
83.
The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1)
The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1) 3.98 avg rating — 36,212 ratings
84.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
84.
Red Branch
Red Branch 4.21 avg rating — 1,878 ratings
86.
The Dark Half
The Dark Half 3.81 avg rating — 149,869 ratings
87.
Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5)
Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5) 4.17 avg rating — 45,907 ratings
88.
Shadow Games (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #4)
Shadow Games (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #4)
by: Glen Cook
4.11 avg rating — 12,782 ratings
89.
Los caprichos de Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
Los caprichos de Francisco de Goya y Lucientes 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
89.
Sandman Delluxe, Bog 1: Præludier og Nocturner
Sandman Delluxe, Bog 1: Præludier og Nocturner 4.25 avg rating — 271,318 ratings
91.
Savage Thunder (Wyoming, #2)
Savage Thunder (Wyoming, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 6,358 ratings
92.
Rain Man
Rain Man 4.29 avg rating — 5,519 ratings
93.
Curses! (Gideon Oliver, #5)
Curses! (Gideon Oliver, #5) 3.90 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
94.
The Innocent
The Innocent 3.72 avg rating — 13,211 ratings
95.
Morning Glory
Morning Glory 4.27 avg rating — 16,330 ratings
96.
Paths of Resistance: The Art and Craft of the Political Novel
Paths of Resistance: The Art and Craft of the Political Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
97.
The Girl at the Lion d'Or
The Girl at the Lion d'Or 3.59 avg rating — 7,678 ratings
98.
Schweiz Ohne Armee?: Ein Palaver
Schweiz Ohne Armee?: Ein Palaver 3.66 avg rating — 77 ratings
99.
Death Of A Hollow Man (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #2)
Death Of A Hollow Man (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 4,381 ratings
99.
Total Recall
Total Recall 3.92 avg rating — 8,753 ratings
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