The definitive ranking · Books
Books of the 1980s
Built from 431 forced-choice rankings by 38 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 | |
| 23 | Lonesome Dove1986 | 7.6 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 38 | Memoirs of Hadrian1984 | 7.6 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 108 |  |
The player of games1988 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 134 | The Bell Jar1981 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 139 |  |
A People's History of the United States1980 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 265 |  |
Ender's Game1985 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |