1980 Books

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The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.14 — 393,910 ratings — published 1980
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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)
by (shelved 24 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.20 — 314,883 ratings — published 1980
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.89 — 296,786 ratings — published 1980
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Firestarter Firestarter (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.92 — 246,061 ratings — published 1980
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The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.05 — 440,993 ratings — published 1980
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The Twits The Twits (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.96 — 154,064 ratings — published 1980
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Waiting for the Barbarians Waiting for the Barbarians (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.93 — 35,654 ratings — published 1980
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Congo Congo (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.63 — 178,389 ratings — published 1980
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A Month in the Country A Month in the Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.08 — 27,079 ratings — published 1980
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.10 — 281,888 ratings — published 1980
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.09 — 264,917 ratings — published 1980
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The Shadow of the Torturer The Shadow of the Torturer (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.84 — 35,181 ratings — published 1980
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.40 — 158,274 ratings — published 1980
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.58 — 252,421 ratings — published 1980
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Rage of Angels Rage of Angels (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.97 — 40,697 ratings — published 1980
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The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.14 — 111,492 ratings — published 1980
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The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.93 — 109,083 ratings — published 1980
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Unfinished Tales Unfinished Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.02 — 44,088 ratings — published 1980
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Mockingbird Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.16 — 12,239 ratings — published 1980
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Housekeeping Housekeeping (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.81 — 58,403 ratings — published 1980
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The Mist The Mist (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.93 — 179,950 ratings — published 1980
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,694,422 ratings — published 1977
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.11 — 540,257 ratings — published 1984
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Shadowland Shadowland (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.88 — 12,730 ratings — published 1980
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.04 — 62,170 ratings — published 1980
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The World According to Garp The World According to Garp (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.11 — 238,260 ratings — published 1978
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Off Season (Dead River, #1) Off Season (Dead River, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.75 — 19,782 ratings — published 1980
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The Covenant The Covenant (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.22 — 21,909 ratings — published 1980
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The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1) The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.99 — 20,738 ratings — published 1980
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Whispers Whispers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.93 — 34,018 ratings — published 1980
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Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2) Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.82 — 72,750 ratings — published 1980
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.04 — 548,647 ratings — published 1985
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Timescape Timescape (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.72 — 11,549 ratings — published 1980
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No One Here Gets Out Alive No One Here Gets Out Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.94 — 46,260 ratings — published 1980
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The Cradle Will Fall The Cradle Will Fall
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.94 — 21,586 ratings — published 1980
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.28 — 749,246 ratings — published 1982
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Midnight’s Children Midnight’s Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.97 — 132,545 ratings — published 1981
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Asterix and the Great Divide (Asterix #25) Asterix and the Great Divide (Asterix #25)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,967 ratings — published 1980
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Metroland Metroland (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.64 — 3,934 ratings — published 1980
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The Girl with the Silver Eyes The Girl with the Silver Eyes (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.02 — 10,819 ratings — published 1980
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Superfudge (Fudge, #3) Superfudge (Fudge, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.01 — 65,808 ratings — published 1980
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Still Life with Woodpecker Still Life with Woodpecker (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.04 — 83,342 ratings — published 1980
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Novelizations, #5) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Novelizations, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.11 — 13,635 ratings — published 1980
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The Ninja The Ninja (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.90 — 7,092 ratings — published 1980
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The Cellar The Cellar (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.63 — 8,763 ratings — published 1980
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Comes the Blind Fury Comes the Blind Fury (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,626 ratings — published 1980
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Fables Fables (Library Binding)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,809 ratings — published 1980
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family Roots: The Saga of an American Family (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.45 — 164,591 ratings — published 1976
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 4.28 — 325,746 ratings — published 1987
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Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1980)
avg rating 3.94 — 544,632 ratings — published 1985
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Robert Hughes
“What has our culture lost in 1980 that the avant-garde had in 1890? Ebullience, idealism, confidence, the belief that there was plenty of territory to explore, and above all the sense that art, in the most disinterested and noble way, could find the necessary metaphors by which a radically changing culture could be explained to its inhabitants.”
Robert Hughes, The Shock of the New

Jean-Pierre Dupuy
“…ours is a world about which we pretend to have more and more information but which seems to us increasingly devoid of meaning.”
Jean-Pierre Dupuy, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

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