Best Books of 1983

1.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,626 ratings
2.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,933 ratings
3.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating — 258,480 ratings
4.
The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating — 420,308 ratings
5.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,457 ratings
6.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,213 ratings
7.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale 3.51 avg rating — 29,210 ratings
8.
Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist 4.15 avg rating — 21,057 ratings
9.
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,171 ratings
10.
The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3)
The Robots of Dawn (Robot, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 53,480 ratings
11.
Poland
Poland 4.05 avg rating — 11,694 ratings
12.
On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality #1)
On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality #1) 4.13 avg rating — 41,050 ratings
13.
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1)
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 5,267 ratings
14.
Cycle of the Werewolf
Cycle of the Werewolf 3.67 avg rating — 63,270 ratings
15.
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Dear Mr. Henshaw 3.79 avg rating — 41,675 ratings
16.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) 4.03 avg rating — 29,642 ratings
17.
Shame
Shame 3.87 avg rating — 12,963 ratings
18.
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 — 51,238 ratings
19.
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 33,061 ratings
20.
The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle-Earth, #1)
The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle-Earth, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 16,313 ratings
20.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher 3.60 avg rating — 15,373 ratings
22.
'night, Mother
'night, Mother 3.91 avg rating — 12,567 ratings
23.
Life & Times of Michael K
Life & Times of Michael K 3.87 avg rating — 20,652 ratings
24.
The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury, #3)
The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 9,046 ratings
25.
The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula, #3)
The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 13,255 ratings
26.
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates 3.90 avg rating — 17,433 ratings
27.
Ironweed
Ironweed 3.87 avg rating — 17,432 ratings
28.
The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver 3.87 avg rating — 39,019 ratings
29.
The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse #6)
The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse #6) 3.85 avg rating — 4,294 ratings
30.
The Dragon Waiting
The Dragon Waiting 3.77 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
31.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl 3.99 avg rating — 16,289 ratings
32.
Speaker of Mandarin (Inspector Wexford, #12)
Speaker of Mandarin (Inspector Wexford, #12) 3.78 avg rating — 2,977 ratings
33.
Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3)
Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad #3) 4.15 avg rating — 94,851 ratings
34.
Ancient Evenings
Ancient Evenings 3.45 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
35.
Phantoms
Phantoms 3.95 avg rating — 78,724 ratings
36.
Possum Magic
Possum Magic
by: Mem Fox
4.17 avg rating — 9,249 ratings
37.
Dragonseye (Pern, #13)
Dragonseye (Pern, #13) 4.06 avg rating — 14,714 ratings
38.
The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8)
The Devil's Novice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #8) 4.14 avg rating — 7,434 ratings
39.
The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit 4.18 avg rating — 133,046 ratings
40.
The Secret Staircase (Brambly Hedge, #5)
The Secret Staircase (Brambly Hedge, #5) 4.44 avg rating — 924 ratings
41.
The Anatomy Lesson
The Anatomy Lesson 3.65 avg rating — 3,704 ratings
42.
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions 4.19 avg rating — 5,031 ratings
43.
How to Suppress Women's Writing
How to Suppress Women's Writing 4.28 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
44.
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes 4.11 avg rating — 2,235 ratings
44.
The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black 3.75 avg rating — 77,969 ratings
44.
Thendara House (Darkover, #13)
Thendara House (Darkover, #13) 3.98 avg rating — 2,934 ratings
47.
The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun, #4)
The Citadel of the Autarch (The Book of the New Sun, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 10,577 ratings
48.
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 15,460 ratings
48.
Cassandra
Cassandra 3.87 avg rating — 6,625 ratings
48.
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross 3.87 avg rating — 18,296 ratings
51.
Garfield Eats His Heart Out (Garfield, #6)
Garfield Eats His Heart Out (Garfield, #6)
by: Jim Davis
4.19 avg rating — 1,326 ratings
52.
Garfield Sits around the House (Garfield, #7)
Garfield Sits around the House (Garfield, #7)
by: Jim Davis
4.17 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
53.
Rutland Place (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #5)
Rutland Place (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #5) 3.90 avg rating — 6,145 ratings
53.
Double Love (Sweet Valley High, #1)
Double Love (Sweet Valley High, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 9,841 ratings
55.
King's Blood Four (Land of the True Game, #1)
King's Blood Four (Land of the True Game, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 996 ratings
56.
Angelina Ballerina
Angelina Ballerina 4.02 avg rating — 10,570 ratings
57.
Postscript to the Name of the Rose
Postscript to the Name of the Rose 4.06 avg rating — 1,851 ratings
58.
The Dark Place (Gideon Oliver, #2)
The Dark Place (Gideon Oliver, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,410 ratings
59.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (Mrs. Pollifax, #6)
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (Mrs. Pollifax, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 6,792 ratings
60.
The Danger
The Danger 4.10 avg rating — 5,219 ratings
61.
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story 4.06 avg rating — 6,058 ratings
62.
One Writer's Beginnings
One Writer's Beginnings 4.07 avg rating — 4,047 ratings
63.
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil 3.98 avg rating — 8,787 ratings
63.
Bloom County: Loose Tails
Bloom County: Loose Tails 4.37 avg rating — 7,443 ratings
65.
Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others 3.71 avg rating — 438 ratings
65.
Something The Cat Dragged In (Peter Shandy, #4)
Something The Cat Dragged In (Peter Shandy, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 1,236 ratings
65.
In the Freud Archives
In the Freud Archives 4.21 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
68.
Someday Angeline (Someday Angeline, #1)
Someday Angeline (Someday Angeline, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 2,038 ratings
68.
The Loser
The Loser 4.03 avg rating — 12,400 ratings
68.
Battle Prize
Battle Prize 3.53 avg rating — 140 ratings
71.
Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony
Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony 4.04 avg rating — 707 ratings
72.
Affair of Honor
Affair of Honor 3.64 avg rating — 288 ratings
72.
Rumpole and the Golden Thread
Rumpole and the Golden Thread 4.15 avg rating — 680 ratings
74.
Jack on the Gallows Tree (Carolus Deene, #8)
Jack on the Gallows Tree (Carolus Deene, #8)
by: Leo Bruce
3.76 avg rating — 55 ratings
75.
The Casualty
The Casualty 3.66 avg rating — 111 ratings
75.
Neveryóna (Return to Nevèrÿon, #2)
Neveryóna (Return to Nevèrÿon, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 667 ratings
75.
Superluminal
Superluminal 3.76 avg rating — 380 ratings
75.
The Christmas Oratorio
The Christmas Oratorio 3.72 avg rating — 1,318 ratings
79.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood 4.15 avg rating — 24,861 ratings
79.
The Bilbao Looking Glass (Kelling & Bittersohn, #4)
The Bilbao Looking Glass (Kelling & Bittersohn, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
81.
Silent House
Silent House 3.74 avg rating — 9,641 ratings
81.
The Zanzibar Cat
The Zanzibar Cat 3.67 avg rating — 144 ratings
83.
Leaf Storm and Other Stories
Leaf Storm and Other Stories 3.81 avg rating — 3,249 ratings
83.
Hummingbird
Hummingbird 4.04 avg rating — 4,609 ratings
85.
Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe, #14)
Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe, #14) 4.26 avg rating — 11,245 ratings
86.
The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 4.01 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
86.
Helliconia Summer (Helliconia, #2)
Helliconia Summer (Helliconia, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 1,916 ratings
86.
The Baked Bean Supper Murders (Eugenia Potter, #2)
The Baked Bean Supper Murders (Eugenia Potter, #2) 3.62 avg rating — 270 ratings
86.
Captive of Fate (Men at Work: Men in Uniform #24)
Captive of Fate (Men at Work: Men in Uniform #24) 3.96 avg rating — 48 ratings
90.
Just Go To Bed (A Golden Look-Look Book)
Just Go To Bed (A Golden Look-Look Book) 4.24 avg rating — 28,153 ratings
91.
I Was So Mad (A Golden Look-Look Book)
I Was So Mad (A Golden Look-Look Book) 4.22 avg rating — 18,500 ratings
92.
Me Too! (A Golden Look-Look Book)
Me Too! (A Golden Look-Look Book) 4.17 avg rating — 5,709 ratings
93.
Anno's Flea Market
Anno's Flea Market 3.98 avg rating — 48 ratings
94.
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11)
The Rose Without a Thorn (Queens of England, #11) 3.88 avg rating — 3,261 ratings
95.
Hundred-Dollar Baby (Spenser, #34)
Hundred-Dollar Baby (Spenser, #34) 3.88 avg rating — 7,701 ratings
95.
For Reading Out Loud
For Reading Out Loud really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
95.
The Little Kitten
The Little Kitten
by: Judy Dunn
4.18 avg rating — 349 ratings
98.
Fair Friday (P Division, #3)
Fair Friday (P Division, #3) 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
98.
Ride the River (The Sacketts, #5)
Ride the River (The Sacketts, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 6,989 ratings
100.
Necromancer Nine (Land of the True Game, #2)
Necromancer Nine (Land of the True Game, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 790 ratings
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