Reading Through the 20th Century - hosted by unlikelyplaces

1980's
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All Souls by Javier Marías

All Souls

Javier Marías

210 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
The Stone Raft by José Saramago

The Stone Raft

José Saramago

272 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones

The Lives of Christopher Chant

Chrestomanci #2

Diana Wynne Jones

336 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
It by Stephen King

It

Stephen King

1120 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

224 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle #1

Diana Wynne Jones

329 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Misery by Stephen King

Misery

Stephen King

338 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark tense medium-paced
Mort by Terry Pratchett

Mort

Discworld #4

Terry Pratchett

316 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
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