Decade Reading Challenge - 20th Century - hosted by caribbeangirlreading

1980s
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Further Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

Further Tales of the City

Tales of the City #3

Armistead Maupin

271 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer

The Prodigal Daughter

Kane & Abel #2

Jeffrey Archer

496 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

1 hour, 48 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction essays history memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

Tar Baby

Toni Morrison

306 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore

Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing (1982) (Collected Editions) #1

Alan Moore

208 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction comics horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Earth's Children #1

Jean M. Auel

495 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional slow-paced
At the Bottom of the River by Jamaica Kincaid

At the Bottom of the River

Jamaica Kincaid

96 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Life by Lu Yao

Life

Lu Yao

327 pages • first pub 1982 (editions) user-added

fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

264 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction feminism science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate

Como agua para chocolate #1

Laura Esquivel

241 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced