Best Books of 1980

1.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 309,562 ratings
2.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,245 ratings
3.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,680 ratings
4.
Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating — 242,155 ratings
5.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,617 ratings
6.
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439,112 ratings
7.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,759 ratings
8.
Congo
Congo 3.63 avg rating — 176,768 ratings
9.
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
10.
The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 108,375 ratings
11.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,968 ratings
12.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,672 ratings
13.
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians 3.93 avg rating — 34,735 ratings
14.
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,703 ratings
15.
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,328 ratings
16.
No One Here Gets Out Alive
No One Here Gets Out Alive 3.94 avg rating — 45,764 ratings
17.
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 12,948 ratings
18.
Unfinished Tales
Unfinished Tales 4.02 avg rating — 43,163 ratings
19.
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy 4.06 avg rating — 33,537 ratings
20.
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved 3.69 avg rating — 35,646 ratings
21.
The Twits
The Twits 3.97 avg rating — 151,531 ratings
22.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,344 ratings
23.
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake 4.04 avg rating — 61,414 ratings
24.
People of Darkness (Leaphorn & Chee, #4)
People of Darkness (Leaphorn & Chee, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 11,716 ratings
25.
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca 3.96 avg rating — 42,040 ratings
26.
The Magicians of Caprona (Chrestomanci, #4)
The Magicians of Caprona (Chrestomanci, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 13,418 ratings
27.
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)
The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 33,784 ratings
28.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,645 ratings
29.
Peter the Great: His Life and World
Peter the Great: His Life and World 4.15 avg rating — 22,817 ratings
30.
Burger's Daughter
Burger's Daughter 3.50 avg rating — 2,264 ratings
31.
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers 4.13 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
32.
Rites of Passage (To the Ends of the Earth, #1)
Rites of Passage (To the Ends of the Earth, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 4,371 ratings
33.
The Official Preppy Handbook
The Official Preppy Handbook 4.18 avg rating — 1,947 ratings
34.
The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess 4.31 avg rating — 51,997 ratings
34.
Superfudge (Fudge, #3)
Superfudge (Fudge, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 65,440 ratings
36.
The Last Wife of Henry VIII
The Last Wife of Henry VIII 3.89 avg rating — 11,711 ratings
37.
Callander Square (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #2)
Callander Square (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 12,879 ratings
38.
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood 3.67 avg rating — 6,214 ratings
38.
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5)
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5) 4.14 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
40.
Two to Conquer (Darkover, #7)
Two to Conquer (Darkover, #7) 3.70 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
41.
The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing 3.53 avg rating — 2,113 ratings
42.
A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family Chronicles, #4)
A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family Chronicles, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 19,633 ratings
43.
The Vampire Tapestry
The Vampire Tapestry 3.59 avg rating — 2,459 ratings
44.
Reflex
Reflex 4.13 avg rating — 7,172 ratings
45.
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback 3.93 avg rating — 17,208 ratings
46.
Aztec (Aztec, #1)
Aztec (Aztec, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 20,225 ratings
47.
The Voice of the Night
The Voice of the Night 3.96 avg rating — 20,728 ratings
48.
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories 4.20 avg rating — 8,257 ratings
49.
The Covenant
The Covenant 4.22 avg rating — 21,709 ratings
50.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Novelizations, #5)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Novelizations, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 13,468 ratings
51.
The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor 4.47 avg rating — 2,091 ratings
52.
The Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,873 ratings
53.
The Land of Laughs
The Land of Laughs 3.88 avg rating — 6,678 ratings
54.
Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2)
Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 71,475 ratings
55.
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment 3.55 avg rating — 926 ratings
55.
The Mist
The Mist 3.93 avg rating — 174,167 ratings
57.
On Strike Against God
On Strike Against God 4.21 avg rating — 337 ratings
57.
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by: Ann Rule
4.14 avg rating — 108,998 ratings
59.
China Men
China Men 3.74 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
60.
Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6)
Looking For Rachel Wallace (Spenser, #6) 4.12 avg rating — 9,988 ratings
60.
The Shock of the New
The Shock of the New 3.74 avg rating — 35,751 ratings
62.
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography 3.99 avg rating — 76,118 ratings
63.
Fables
Fables 4.15 avg rating — 8,768 ratings
64.
Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends 4.07 avg rating — 67,564 ratings
65.
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
by: J.L. Carr
4.09 avg rating — 23,451 ratings
66.
The Lords of Discipline
The Lords of Discipline 4.34 avg rating — 29,674 ratings
67.
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash 4.19 avg rating — 19,587 ratings
68.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating — 12,602 ratings
69.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.16 avg rating — 11,691 ratings
70.
The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast 3.62 avg rating — 13,256 ratings
71.
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7)
The Surgeon's Mate (Aubrey & Maturin, #7) 4.40 avg rating — 13,842 ratings
72.
A Soldier's Embrace
A Soldier's Embrace 3.78 avg rating — 95 ratings
73.
Pay the Devil
Pay the Devil 3.76 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
74.
Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People
Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People 3.47 avg rating — 195 ratings
75.
Kill the Dead
Kill the Dead 3.93 avg rating — 548 ratings
75.
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives 4.13 avg rating — 55,453 ratings
75.
Still Life with Woodpecker
Still Life with Woodpecker 4.04 avg rating — 82,589 ratings
78.
The Fledgling (Hall Family Chronicles #4)
The Fledgling (Hall Family Chronicles #4) 3.74 avg rating — 2,435 ratings
78.
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now 3.88 avg rating — 1,333 ratings
78.
Clear Light of Day
Clear Light of Day 3.72 avg rating — 4,002 ratings
81.
There's a Bat in Bunk Five
There's a Bat in Bunk Five 3.89 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
81.
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War 4.19 avg rating — 6,387 ratings
83.
Mishima: A Vision of the Void
Mishima: A Vision of the Void 3.67 avg rating — 788 ratings
83.
Autumn Story (Brambly Hedge, #3)
Autumn Story (Brambly Hedge, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
83.
Once I Was a Plum Tree
Once I Was a Plum Tree 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
86.
Murder in the White House (Capital Crimes, #1)
Murder in the White House (Capital Crimes, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,330 ratings
86.
Summer Story (Brambly Hedge, #2)
Summer Story (Brambly Hedge, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
88.
Poems, 1965-1975: Death of a Naturalist / Door Into the Dark / Wintering Out / North
Poems, 1965-1975: Death of a Naturalist / Door Into the Dark / Wintering Out / North 4.22 avg rating — 813 ratings
89.
The Salt Eaters
The Salt Eaters 3.84 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
90.
Cradle and All
Cradle and All 3.84 avg rating — 34,996 ratings
91.
The Lake of Darkness
The Lake of Darkness 3.77 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
92.
Garfield at Large: His First Book (Garfield, #1)
Garfield at Large: His First Book (Garfield, #1)
by: Jim Davis
4.17 avg rating — 6,817 ratings
93.
Baking: From My Home to Yours
Baking: From My Home to Yours 4.22 avg rating — 17,790 ratings
94.
Angel Death (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #15)
Angel Death (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #15) 3.71 avg rating — 201 ratings
94.
The Withdrawing Room (Kelling & Bittersohn, #2)
The Withdrawing Room (Kelling & Bittersohn, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
96.
Whispers
Whispers 3.93 avg rating — 33,834 ratings
97.
Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors 4.17 avg rating — 16,878 ratings
98.
The Ordinary Princess
The Ordinary Princess
by: M.M. Kaye
4.21 avg rating — 14,222 ratings
99.
The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1)
The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 20,482 ratings
100.
Wind/Pinball: Two Novels
Wind/Pinball: Two Novels 3.53 avg rating — 33,192 ratings
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