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Critic-At-Large's Favorite Books of the 1980s

Not a lot of recreational reading in the 1980's…mostly high school & college lists, but these were favorites of my own choosing. (UPDATE) - Double Whammy is the Carl Hiassen novel.
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
1
John Kennedy Toole
Laughing in the Hills (Bill Barich)
Laughing in the Hills
2
Bill Barich
More Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
More Tales of the City
3
Armistead Maupin
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
4
Tom Robbins
Mockingbird (Walter Tevis)
Mockingbird
5
Walter Tevis
The Book of Lists #2 (Wallechinsky & Wallaces)
The Book of Lists #2
6
Wallechinsky & Wallaces
The Book of Predictions (David Wallenchinsky)
The Book of Predictions
7
David Wallenchinsky
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
8
Cameron Crowe
Strata (Terry Pratchett)
Strata
9
Terry Pratchett
Far From Home (Walter Tevis)
Far From Home
10
Walter Tevis
Palm Sunday (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Palm Sunday
11
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The People's Almanac #3 (Wallechinsky & Wallace)
The People's Almanac #3
12
Wallechinsky & Wallace
The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People (Irving Wallace)
The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People
13
Irving Wallace
Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams)
Life, the Universe and Everything
14
Douglas Adams
So the Wind Won't Blow It Away (Richard Brautigan)
So the Wind Won't Blow It Away
15
Richard Brautigan
Control (William Goldman)
Control
16
William Goldman
Californians: Searching for the Golden State (James D. Houston)
Californians: Searching for the Golden State
17
James D. Houston
Further Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Further Tales of the City
18
Armistead Maupin
Deadeye Dick (Kurt Vonnegut)
Deadeye Dick
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood (William Goldman)
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood
20
William Goldman
The Silent Gondoliers (William Goldman)
The Silent Gondoliers
21
William Goldman
The Color of Magic (1983) (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic (1983)
22
Terry Pratchett
Steps of the Sun
Steps of the Sun
23
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
24
Walter Tevis
The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists #3 (Amy Wallace, David Wallechinsky , Irving Wallace)
The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists #3
25
Amy Wallace, David Wallechinsky , Irving Wallace
Significa (Wallechinsky & Wallaces)
Significa
26
Wallechinsky & Wallaces
Traveling Light (Bill Barich)
Traveling Light
27
Bill Barich
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (Adams)
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
28
Adams
Slow Learner
Slow Learner
29
Baby Cakes (Armistead Maupin)
Baby Cakes
30
Armistead Maupin
Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume
31
The Color of Money (Walter Tevis)
The Color of Money
32
Walter Tevis
The Complete Book of the Olympics (David Wallechinsky)
The Complete Book of the Olympics
33
David Wallechinsky
Death Is a Lonely Business (Ray Bradbury)
Death Is a Lonely Business
34
Ray Bradbury
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
35
Richard Ford
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
36
Larry McMurtry
Masters of Atlantis (Charles Portis)
Masters of Atlantis
37
Charles Portis
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
38
Kurt Vonnegut
The White House Mess (Buckley)
The White House Mess
39
Buckley
Tourist Season (Carl Hiaasen)
Tourist Season
40
Carl Hiaasen
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