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Book Riot Reader's Favorite Books Set in the 80s

"Like, totally time to go back to the gnarly '80s with some awesome books set in the decade of big hair, loud clothes, video games, and John Hughes movies." Book Riot asked their readers to share their favorite books set in the ยด80s and here are the answers.
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Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
1
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
2
Donna Tartt
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
3
Rainbow Rowell
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Sag Harbour (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbour
5
Colson Whitehead
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
6
Bret Easton Ellis
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
7
Grady Hendrix
Tuesday Nights in 1980 (Molly Prentiss)
Tuesday Nights in 1980
8
Molly Prentiss
32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
32 Candles
9
Ernessa T. Carter
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
10
Carol Rifka Brunt
Searching for John Hughes (Jason Diamond)
Searching for John Hughes
11
Jason Diamond
26A (Diana Evans)
26A
12
Diana Evans
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
13
Benjamin Alire Saenz
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