Best Books of the Decade: 1980s

101.
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 194,524 ratings
102.
The Lord God Made Them All
The Lord God Made Them All 4.45 avg rating — 29,429 ratings
103.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale 3.51 avg rating — 29,209 ratings
103.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,745 ratings
105.
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 17,702 ratings
106.
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians 3.93 avg rating — 34,736 ratings
107.
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
107.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,324 ratings
109.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,925 ratings
110.
The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet 4.40 avg rating — 35,764 ratings
111.
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 101,512 ratings
112.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 3.65 avg rating — 28,180 ratings
113.
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,950 ratings
114.
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 — 51,236 ratings
115.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,395 ratings
116.
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick 3.22 avg rating — 18,132 ratings
117.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,448 ratings
118.
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 82,846 ratings
119.
The Twits
The Twits 3.97 avg rating — 151,534 ratings
120.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating — 71,404 ratings
121.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating — 148,386 ratings
122.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 4.26 avg rating — 195,171 ratings
123.
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2)
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 54,705 ratings
124.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 93,085 ratings
125.
Cathedral
Cathedral 4.24 avg rating — 38,960 ratings
126.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,042 ratings
127.
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) 4.32 avg rating — 70,675 ratings
128.
Crossing to Safety
Crossing to Safety 4.16 avg rating — 49,592 ratings
129.
Love You Forever
Love You Forever 4.38 avg rating — 245,134 ratings
130.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,620 ratings
131.
Sphere
Sphere 3.83 avg rating — 194,868 ratings
132.
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 92,634 ratings
133.
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 — 159,456 ratings
134.
Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2)
Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,591 ratings
135.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,516 ratings
136.
Ham on Rye
Ham on Rye 4.14 avg rating — 115,658 ratings
137.
The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2)
The Elfstones of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 73,331 ratings
138.
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1)
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes, #1) 4.61 avg rating — 148,626 ratings
139.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,975 ratings
140.
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction 3.72 avg rating — 50,549 ratings
141.
Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5; Jack Ryan Universe, #6)
Clear and Present Danger (Jack Ryan, #5; Jack Ryan Universe, #6) 4.14 avg rating — 142,902 ratings
142.
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5)
The Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5) 4.16 avg rating — 13,292 ratings
143.
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers 3.60 avg rating — 161,875 ratings
144.
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Holy Blood, Holy Grail 3.51 avg rating — 12,575 ratings
145.
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved 3.69 avg rating — 35,646 ratings
146.
The Far Side Gallery
The Far Side Gallery 4.43 avg rating — 26,106 ratings
147.
2010: Odyssey Two
2010: Odyssey Two 3.95 avg rating — 59,967 ratings
148.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter 4.31 avg rating — 35,375 ratings
149.
Libra
Libra 4.05 avg rating — 19,590 ratings
150.
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 110,171 ratings
151.
The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe, #1)
The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 19,930 ratings
151.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 3.80 avg rating — 33,712 ratings
153.
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One 4.25 avg rating — 266,468 ratings
154.
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross 3.87 avg rating — 18,295 ratings
155.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating — 43,678 ratings
156.
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)
Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 12,948 ratings
157.
The Passion
The Passion 4.11 avg rating — 25,839 ratings
158.
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
by: Anne Rice
3.88 avg rating — 21,459 ratings
159.
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca 3.96 avg rating — 42,042 ratings
160.
The Russia House
The Russia House 3.91 avg rating — 25,658 ratings
161.
Dance Dance Dance
Dance Dance Dance 4.04 avg rating — 97,111 ratings
162.
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) 3.94 avg rating — 13,676 ratings
163.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,483 ratings
164.
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6)
The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 10,523 ratings
165.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,255 ratings
166.
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13)
The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #13) 4.17 avg rating — 7,128 ratings
167.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating — 121,471 ratings
168.
The War of the End of the World
The War of the End of the World 4.25 avg rating — 12,233 ratings
169.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating — 43,053 ratings
170.
The Cradle Will Fall
The Cradle Will Fall 3.93 avg rating — 21,220 ratings
171.
Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8)
Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 15,140 ratings
171.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character 4.27 avg rating — 213,200 ratings
173.
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4)
St. Peter's Fair (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 11,410 ratings
174.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher 3.60 avg rating — 15,367 ratings
175.
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2)
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
176.
The Running Man
The Running Man 3.90 avg rating — 149,558 ratings
177.
Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume 4.23 avg rating — 79,703 ratings
178.
The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4)
The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 61,105 ratings
179.
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 121,203 ratings
180.
Briar Rose
Briar Rose 3.80 avg rating — 14,984 ratings
181.
Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1)
Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 71,431 ratings
182.
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7)
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 15,285 ratings
183.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,904 ratings
184.
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 16,390 ratings
185.
Silverthorn (The Riftwar Saga, #3)
Silverthorn (The Riftwar Saga, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 67,095 ratings
186.
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2)
Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 24,720 ratings
187.
Still Life with Woodpecker
Still Life with Woodpecker 4.04 avg rating — 82,589 ratings
188.
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 41,223 ratings
189.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,868 ratings
190.
Flaubert's Parrot
Flaubert's Parrot 3.65 avg rating — 16,251 ratings
191.
If Tomorrow Comes (Tracy Whitney, #1)
If Tomorrow Comes (Tracy Whitney, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 69,906 ratings
192.
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic 4.03 avg rating — 61,486 ratings
193.
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 96,158 ratings
194.
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within 4.21 avg rating — 31,303 ratings
195.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
196.
Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2)
Dragons of Winter Night (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 53,788 ratings
197.
Tourist Season
Tourist Season 3.91 avg rating — 24,176 ratings
198.
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2)
The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 8,901 ratings
199.
Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1)
Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1) 4.01 avg rating — 18,086 ratings
200.
Life & Times of Michael K
Life & Times of Michael K 3.87 avg rating — 20,648 ratings
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