Decade Reading Challenge - 20th Century - hosted by caribbeangirlreading

1980s
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Wo Waren Sie, Dr. Highley? by Mary Higgins Clark
Wo Waren Sie, Dr. Highley?
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Mary Higgins Clark

Wo Waren Sie, Dr. Highley?

Mary Higgins Clark

251 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

The House of Impossible Beauties

Joseph Cassara

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid

148 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics literary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Pale View of Hills

Kazuo Ishiguro

183 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Milan Kundera

9 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective medium-paced
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende

Eva Luna

Isabel Allende

380 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism adventurous emotional slow-paced
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

394 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary challenging funny medium-paced
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

Adrian Mole #1

Sue Townsend

272 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction young adult funny reflective fast-paced
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

224 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

448 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced