Barbara's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 1970s

Listopia > Barbara's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 1970s (34 Books)

1	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 847,785 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,735,678 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 955,524 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 4.25 avg rating — 367,371 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The World According to Garp by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 240,600 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell 4.41 avg rating — 216,533 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Carrie by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 862,690 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Sophie’s Choice by William Styron 4.17 avg rating — 94,994 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Exorcist (The Exorcist, #1) by William Peter Blatty 4.21 avg rating — 276,442 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 671,538 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) by John le Carré 4.06 avg rating — 107,747 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 3.90 avg rating — 47,212 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein 4.18 avg rating — 58,511 ratings Barbara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 171,804 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 4.16 avg rating — 131,200 ratings Barbara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) by Madeleine L'Engle 4.07 avg rating — 112,306 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.13 avg rating — 48,803 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Dead Zone by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 249,891 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 92,912 ratings Barbara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk 4.38 avg rating — 59,895 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.98 avg rating — 133,367 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4.13 avg rating — 310,625 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.26 avg rating — 156,047 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) by Anne McCaffrey 4.26 avg rating — 59,353 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Other Side of Midnight (Midnight #1) by Sidney Sheldon 3.96 avg rating — 50,724 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) by Herman Wouk 4.43 avg rating — 39,685 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Deliverance by James Dickey 3.89 avg rating — 34,170 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.13 avg rating — 91,434 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2) by Anne McCaffrey 4.31 avg rating — 49,125 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) by Mary Stewart 4.25 avg rating — 23,171 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	QB VII by Leon Uris 4.20 avg rating — 30,530 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 182,638 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Ordinary People by Judith Guest 3.94 avg rating — 23,409 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Ringworld (Ringworld #1) by Larry Niven 3.93 avg rating — 129,963 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars