Decade Reading Challenge - 20th Century - hosted by caribbeangirlreading

1970s
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Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

Play It as It Lays

Joan Didion

240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad fast-paced
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

320 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

128 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

497 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Carrie by Stephen King

Carrie

Stephen King

272 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced
Desperate Characters by Paula Fox

Desperate Characters

Paula Fox

192 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin

197 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional medium-paced
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin

139 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics horror science fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Female Man by Joanna Russ

The Female Man

Joanna Russ

214 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

729 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced