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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,436 voters
Pawn of Prophecy by David EddingsMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret WeisThe Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Best Fantasy of the 80s
343 books — 693 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHyperion by Dan SimmonsNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Classic Science Fiction - 1980-1989
302 books — 260 voters
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelFirestarter by Stephen KingThe Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Best Books of 1980
394 books — 213 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth GeorgeA Time to Kill by John GrishamGorky Park by Martin Cruz SmithThe Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes
Best Mysteries from the 1980s
203 books — 93 voters
1984 by George OrwellEvery Five Years by Christine ArdigoThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMagic America by C.E. MedfordThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Books Set in the Eighties
208 books — 89 voters

Paperback Crush by Gabrielle MossAs You Wish by Cary ElwesThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanWhatever Happened to Pudding Pops? by Gael Fashingbauer CooperKristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin
1980s Fun!
420 books — 59 voters
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenIzzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt
YA Fiction set in the 1980s
127 books — 55 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesAlanna by Tamora PierceMossflower by Brian JacquesRedwall by Brian Jacques
Children's Fantasy of the 1980s
173 books — 54 voters
Annabelle by Ruby Jean JensenSoul-Eater by Dana BrookinsHalloween II by Jack MartinToy Cemetery by William W. JohnstoneChild's Play by Andrew Neiderman
Zebra 1980's Horror Line
143 books — 40 voters

P. S. I Love You by Barbara ConklinDouble Love by Francine PascalSooner or Later by Bruce HartLove Is One of the Choices by Norma KleinChange of Hearts by Linda A. Cooney
Teen Romance of the 1980s
171 books — 39 voters
Miracle of the Rising Sun by Joseph SciutoA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkNobody Was Here by Alison PolletThe Breadwinner by Deborah EllisCaminar by Skila Brown
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1980s
42 books — 28 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyAlanna by Tamora PierceRedwall by Brian JacquesIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
YA Fantasy Published in the 1980s
52 books — 26 voters
The Root Cellar by Janet LunnPlaying Beatie Bow by Ruth ParkA Handful of Time by Kit PearsonThe Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing HahnThe Singing Stone by O.R. Melling
Children's Time Travel Fiction of the 1980s
147 books — 24 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenTiger Eyes by Judy BlumeJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonThe Wave by Todd StrasserCome Sing, Jimmy Jo by Katherine Paterson
1980's Young Adult Standalones
310 books — 23 voters
Rainbow Brite and the Brook Meadow Deer by Sarah LeslieMy Little Pony Under the Big Top! by Carey TimmMy Little Pony and the New Friends by Edith AdamsMy Little Pony Baby Firefly's Adventure by Maria MatthewsRainbow Brite Saves Spring by Dorothy Eyre
Books Based on Toy Lines of the 80s and 90s
261 books — 20 voters

This Time of Darkness by Helen Mary HooverBrother in the Land by Robert SwindellsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardBut We Are Not of Earth by Jean E. KarlFuturetrack 5 by Robert Westall
Children's Science Fiction of the 1980s
228 books — 18 voters
Fairyland by Alysia AbbottAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsHow to Survive a Plague by David FranceBorrowed Time by Paul MonetteBody Counts by Sean Strub
Memoirs and Autobiographies About the 1980s HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the US (nonfiction)
49 books — 10 voters

The Path to Power by Robert A. CaroThe Last Lion by William ManchesterAllen Ginsberg by Barry MilesMaria Malibran by Howard BushnellOscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann
Biography Published in Decade: 1980s
128 books — 6 voters
Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorGreat Plains by Ian FrazierThe Walk West by Peter JenkinsThe Coast Of West Cork by Peter Somerville-LargeRussian Journal by Andrea Lee
Travel Published in Decade: 1980s
30 books — 6 voters

Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys by Jawanza KunjufuSeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorWriting IT - Novel, Plot, Characters by Ed AdamsElizabeth's Mountain by Lucille Guarino
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s
7 books — 5 voters
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistFright Night by John Skipp’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Lost Boys by Craig Shaw GardnerThe Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Vampire Fiction set in the 1980s
14 books — 3 voters

Journey by Joyce Carol ThomasPromises by Tracy WestGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.Blue Tights by Rita Williams-GarciaLesson In Love by Tracy West
Young Adult Books Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1980s
10 books — 3 voters
Hey Diddle Diddle A first Book of Nursery Rhymes by Anne Grahame-JohnstoneHey Diddle Diddle & Other Mother Goose Rhymes by Tomie dePaolaThe Adventures of Park Ranger Brock Cliffhanger & His Jr. Par... by Mark VillarealMy Best Book of Nursery Rhymes by Anne Grahame-JohnstoneAn Enchanting Book of Nursery Rhymes by Janet Grahame-Johnstone
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1980s
32 books — 3 voters

Contact by Carl SaganThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyBeloved by Toni Morrison
Over 35: Best Books of the 1980s
31 books — 3 voters
Homemade Love by J. California CooperHomemade Love by J. California CooperSome Soul to Keep by J. California CooperSome Soul to Keep by J. California CooperGoodbye Sweetwater by Henry Dumas
Short Story Collections by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s
20 books — 2 voters

Maus I by Art SpiegelmanEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Men Over 35: Best Books of the 1980s
52 books — 2 voters
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan MooreCrisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman
Best Comics of the 1980s
112 books — 2 voters

Enduring Love by Ian McEwanThe Innocent by Ian McEwanThe Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwanThe Cement Garden by Ian McEwanMao II by Don DeLillo
Paranoid Fiction of the 1980s and 1990s
22 books — 1 voter
Maus I by Art SpiegelmanA Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories by Will EisnerCerebus, Vol. 1 by Dave SimMiracleman (1985 - 1988) #1 by Alan MooreGrendel (1986 series) #1 by comico
Best Independent Comics of the 1980s
98 books — 1 voter

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