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The Twenty Best Books of Each Decade - Page 3

Taken from Goodreads, these are twenty books with the most voters from each decade between now and 1900.
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
81
Margaret Atwood
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
82
Orson Scott Card
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
83
Alice Walker
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
84
Roald Dahl
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
85
Alan Moore
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
86
Toni Morrison
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
87
Umberto Eco
It (Stephen King)
It
88
Stephen King
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
89
Milan Kundera
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
90
Amy Tan
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
91
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
92
Ken Follett
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
93
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
94
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
95
Paulo Coelho
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
96
John Irving
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
97
Douglas Adams
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
98
Fannie Flagg
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
99
Jean Auel
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
100
Art Spiegelman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
101
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
102
Richard Adams
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
103
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
104
Stephen King
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
105
William Goldman
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
106
Anne Rice
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
107
Shel Silverstein
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
108
John Irving
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
109
Colleen McCullough
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
110
Stephen King
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
111
Alex Haley
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
112
James Clavell
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
113
Stephen King
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
114
Dr. Seuss
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
115
James Herriot
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
116
Hunter S. Thompson
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
117
Michael Ende
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
118
Katherine Paterson
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
119
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
120
William Peter Blatty
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