The definitive ranking · Books
Books of the 1980s
Built from 530 forced-choice rankings by 39 Tāstmakers.
The highest-ranked book of the 1980s is Sula, at 7.8 from 3 rankings.
| Book | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sula1987 | 7.8 | 3 | Consensus | |
| 30 | Lonesome Dove1986 | 7.5 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 33 |  |
The player of games1988 | 7.5 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 48 | Memoirs of Hadrian1984 | 7.5 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 68 |  |
Book of the New Sun1983 | 7.5 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 137 | The Bell Jar1981 | 7.3 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 155 |  |
A People's History of the United States1980 | 7.3 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 158 |  |
Neuromancer1984 | 7.3 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 275 |  |
O Alquimista1988 | 7.1 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 302 | Fahrenheit 4511981 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 318 |  |
Ender's Game1985 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |