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The Most Popular Books Published in 1986

These are popular books published in 1986 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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It (Stephen King)
It
1
Stephen King
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
2
Diana Wynne Jones
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale (Art Spiegelman)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
3
Art Spiegelman
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
4
Robert Munsch
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
5
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
6
Frank Miller
The Bourne Supremacy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Supremacy
7
Robert Ludlum
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
8
Brian Jacques
The Light Fantastic (Terry Pratchett)
The Light Fantastic
9
Terry Pratchett
This Present Darkness (Frank Peretti)
This Present Darkness
10
Frank Peretti
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tamora Pierce)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
11
Tamora Pierce
Red Storm Rising (Tom Clancy)
Red Storm Rising
12
Tom Clancy
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
13
Winston Groom
Desiring God by John Piper
Desiring God by John Piper
14
Foundation and Earth (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Earth
15
Isaac Asimov
The Blind Watchmaker (Richard Dawkins/KENYA/UK)
The Blind Watchmaker
16
Richard Dawkins/KENYA/UK
Many Waters (Madeleine L'engle)
Many Waters
17
Madeleine L'engle
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
18
Clive Barker
Codependent No More (Melody Beattie)
Codependent No More
19
Melody Beattie
Count Zero (William Gibson)
Count Zero
20
William Gibson
Strangers (Dean R. Koontz)
Strangers
21
Dean R. Koontz
C Is for Corpse (Sue Grafton)
C Is for Corpse
22
Sue Grafton
Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement (Anthony Robbins)
Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement
23
Anthony Robbins
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe (Douglas Adams)
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
24
Douglas Adams
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr (MLK Jr)
Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr
25
MLK Jr
The Physician (Noah Gordon)
The Physician
26
Noah Gordon
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
27
Richard Rhodes
Burning Chrome (William Gibson)
Burning Chrome
28
William Gibson
You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense (Charles Bukowski)
You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense
29
Charles Bukowski
Shards of Honor (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Shards of Honor
30
Lois McMaster Bujold
Garden of Shadows (V.C. Andrews)
Garden of Shadows
31
V.C. Andrews
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
32
Kazuo Ishiguro
Zodiac (Robert Graysmith)
Zodiac
33
Robert Graysmith
Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg)
Writing Down the Bones
34
Natalie Goldberg
The Autobiography of Henry VIII
The Autobiography of Henry VIII
35
Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold (Terry Brooks)
Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold
36
Terry Brooks
Kristy's Great Idea (Ann M. Martin)
Kristy's Great Idea
37
Ann M. Martin
Time of the Twins (Margaret Weiss & Tracy Hickman)
Time of the Twins
38
Margaret Weiss & Tracy Hickman
Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Neil Gaiman)
Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
39
Neil Gaiman
Going Solo (Roald Dahl)
Going Solo
40
Roald Dahl
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