A Book A Decade; 1920-2020 - hosted by katieohara

1980’s
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson (1985)
Beloved by Toni Morrison (1987)
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988)
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1989)
All books added
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Color of Magic

Discworld #1

Terry Pratchett

277 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

279 pages • first pub 1850 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark reflective slow-paced
Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice

Queen of the Damned

The Vampire Chronicles #3

Anne Rice

480 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark tense slow-paced
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

647 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

496 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction nature science travel adventurous informative slow-paced
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