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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
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesIt by Stephen KingThe Light Fantastic by Terry PratchettSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Books of 1986
340 books — 173 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
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
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
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

The Fatal Shore by Robert HughesBoy by Roald DahlJudo Kata and Combat Skills by James GoddardCritical Essays on Ayn Rand’s “We the Living” by Emre GurgenEleni by Nicholas Gage
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1980s
182 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

Liar's Poker by Michael LewisMornings on Horseback by David McCulloughBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Weaker Vessel by Antonia FraserThe Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
History Published in Decade: 1980s
135 books — 9 voters
Journey Around the Sun by James Gladstone2061 by Arthur C. ClarkeComet Madness by Richard J. GoodrichHalley's Comet by Hannes BarnardA Viewer's Guide to Halley's Comet by Matthew Hart
Halley's Comet
34 books — 8 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
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
There's Treasure Everywhere by Bill WattersonThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Green Mile by Stephen KingThe X-Files by Stefan PetruchaRent by Jonathan Larson
Books From 1996
79 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
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

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. A Guide for Foreigners by Roland BoerManifesto of the Communist Party, and Principles of Communism by Karl MarxThe Collapse of the Soviet Union by International Communist Sem...Perestroika by Harpal BrarThe East is Still Red - Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martínez
Market Socialisms - Transition Periods
13 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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