Books are like films and music in that we can often remember where we were when we read a particularly good one. If you, like me, were around in the 1980s, and an avid reader (although I had a bit more time to read in those days!) then you’re probably going to remember a few of these books. Here’s the first half of the decade, 1980-1985.

Let me know which ones you remember and loved.

1980: Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity was itself born in 1980. Matt Damon might have brought Jason Bourne...