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Best Books From 1980-2000 - Page 2

These are 100 of best books as according to Goodreads from 1980-2000. Some of them I have read and some I wish to have read. There will be the first 100 from the 1980s, the first 100 from the 1990s and the first 100 from the 2000s
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Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
41
Scott Turow
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
42
Tom Wolfe
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
43
Stephen King
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
44
Don Delillo
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
45
Haruki Murakami
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
46
Umberto Eco
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
47
Anne Tyler
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
48
Stephen King
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
49
Tom Clancy
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Douglas Adams)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
50
Douglas Adams
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
51
Stephen King
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
52
Carl Sagan
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
53
John Irving
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
54
Terry Pratchett
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
55
Douglas Adams
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
56
Dan Simmons
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
57
Pat Conroy
Wyrd Sisters (Terry Pratchett)
Wyrd Sisters
58
Terry Pratchett
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
59
Salman Rushdie
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
60
Marilynne Robinson
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
61
Orson Scott Card
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah, Plain and Tall
62
Patricia MacLachlan
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
63
Stephen King
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
64
Bret Easton Ellis
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
65
Marguerite Duras
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
66
Olive Ann Burns
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
67
Howard Zinn
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
68
Terry Pratchett
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
69
Alvin Schwartz
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
70
Terry Pratchett
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
71
Patricia Cornwell
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
72
Louise Erdrich
The Mammoth Hunters
The Mammoth Hunters
73
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
74
Sandra Cisneros
Batman: The Killing Joke (Alan Moore)
Batman: The Killing Joke
75
Alan Moore
The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King)
The Eyes of the Dragon
76
Stephen King
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (Jay McInerney)
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY
77
Jay McInerney
The Talisman (Stephen King & Peter Straub)
The Talisman
78
Stephen King & Peter Straub
The Drawing of the Three (Stephen King)
The Drawing of the Three
79
Stephen King
Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
80
John Updike
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