Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Set in the 1980s
Let's go back a few decades and read a book set in the 1980s. Yes, the 1980s counts as historical fiction! Or if that makes you feel too old, go back and read some contemporary fiction from the 1980s. 
All books added
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels

The Prettiest Star

Carter Sickels

10 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini

402 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In

Phuc Tran

306 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Replay by Ken Grimwood

Replay

Ken Grimwood

320 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

Calling for a Blanket Dance

Oscar Hokeah

258 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

288 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones

Leaving Atlanta

Tayari Jones

7 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction crime emotional reflective slow-paced
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

Carol Rifka Brunt

368 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional sad slow-paced
Flamingo by Rachel Elliott

Flamingo

Rachel Elliott

387 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced