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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.07 — 387,359 ratings — published 1981
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Cujo Cujo (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.81 — 334,557 ratings — published 1981
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Midnight’s Children Midnight’s Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.97 — 137,269 ratings — published 1981
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A Light in the Attic A Light in the Attic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.37 — 484,748 ratings — published 1981
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Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.03 — 71,107 ratings — published 1981
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Scary Stories, #1) Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Scary Stories, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.06 — 74,778 ratings — published 1981
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George's Marvellous Medicine George's Marvellous Medicine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.02 — 102,722 ratings — published 1981
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.99 — 82,504 ratings — published 1981
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The Hotel New Hampshire The Hotel New Hampshire (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.93 — 70,399 ratings — published 1981
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.97 — 256,099 ratings — published 1981
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Roadwork Roadwork (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.57 — 47,817 ratings — published 1981
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The Mosquito Coast The Mosquito Coast (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.82 — 14,486 ratings — published 1981
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune, #4) God Emperor of Dune (Dune, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.88 — 160,299 ratings — published 1981
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The Elementals The Elementals (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.97 — 25,359 ratings — published 1981
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The Wave The Wave (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.63 — 45,590 ratings — published 1981
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Jumanji Jumanji (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.04 — 30,845 ratings — published 1981
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Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.32 — 37,651 ratings — published 1981
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Stranger with My Face Stranger with My Face (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.91 — 10,407 ratings — published 1981
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The Claw of the Conciliator The Claw of the Conciliator (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.00 — 19,625 ratings — published 1981
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Valis Valis (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.91 — 34,131 ratings — published 1981
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6) Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.11 — 73,927 ratings — published 1981
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Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.93 — 18,307 ratings — published 1981
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Noble House (Asian Saga, #5) Noble House (Asian Saga, #5)
by (shelved 6 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.28 — 43,462 ratings — published 1981
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The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1) The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.99 — 20,361 ratings — published 1981
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The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5) The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee, #5)
by (shelved 5 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.14 — 13,398 ratings — published 1981
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Danse Macabre Danse Macabre (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.67 — 32,443 ratings — published 1981
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If There Be Thorns (Dollanganger, #3) If There Be Thorns (Dollanganger, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.78 — 56,340 ratings — published 1981
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A Stab in the Dark (Matthew Scudder, #4) A Stab in the Dark (Matthew Scudder, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,512 ratings — published 1981
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Loitering with Intent Loitering with Intent (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.79 — 5,737 ratings — published 1981
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Chances (Lucky Santangelo, #1) Chances (Lucky Santangelo, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.18 — 15,030 ratings — published 1981
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.09 — 8,259 ratings — published 1981
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The Palace of Dreams The Palace of Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,248 ratings — published 1981
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Tar Baby Tar Baby (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.00 — 25,089 ratings — published 1981
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Irish Thoroughbred (Irish Hearts, #1) Irish Thoroughbred (Irish Hearts, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.95 — 10,278 ratings — published 1981
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Asterix and the Black Gold (Asterix #26) Asterix and the Black Gold (Asterix #26)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,586 ratings — published 1981
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Early Autumn (Spenser, #7) Early Autumn (Spenser, #7)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,559 ratings — published 1981
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A Savage Place (Spenser, #8) A Savage Place (Spenser, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,914 ratings — published 1981
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Firestarter Firestarter (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.92 — 254,584 ratings — published 1980
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Good Night, Mr. Tom Good Night, Mr. Tom (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.32 — 55,001 ratings — published 1981
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The Witches The Witches (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.18 — 439,911 ratings — published 1983
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,046,993 ratings — published 1813
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The Minds of Billy Milligan The Minds of Billy Milligan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.27 — 38,026 ratings — published 1981
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Scary Stories Treasury Scary Stories Treasury (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.30 — 11,678 ratings — published 1981
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Johnny Mnemonic Johnny Mnemonic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.79 — 12,366 ratings — published 1981
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones #1) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones #1)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,681 ratings — published 1981
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The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1) The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,190 ratings — published 1981
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Peter the Great: His Life and World Peter the Great: His Life and World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,510 ratings — published 1980
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.50 — 50,584 ratings — published 1981
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Little, Big Little, Big (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 3.80 — 12,837 ratings — published 1981
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as 1981)
avg rating 4.59 — 37,204 ratings — published 1981
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John Updike
“The fucking world is running out of gas.”
― John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike
“As long as Nelson was socked into baseball statistics or that guitar or even the rock records that threaded their sound through all the fibers of the house, his occupation of the room down the hall was no more uncomfortable than the persistence of Rabbit's own childhood in an annex of his brain; but when the stuff with hormones and girls and cars and beers began, Harry wanted out of fatherhood.”
― John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich

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