Lance Polin's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 1980s

Listopia > Lance Polin's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 1980s (74 Books)

1	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.15 avg rating — 239,195 ratings Lance 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 Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie 3.71 avg rating — 73,169 ratings Lance 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
3	The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) by James Ellroy 4.09 avg rating — 19,283 ratings Lance 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
4	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 342,741 ratings Lance 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 Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 3.93 avg rating — 89,187 ratings Lance 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	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 578,095 ratings Lance 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
7	Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) by John Updike 3.93 avg rating — 18,139 ratings Lance 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	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.60 avg rating — 274,652 ratings Lance 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 Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) by James Ellroy 3.80 avg rating — 100,981 ratings Lance 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	Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 29,700 ratings Lance 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
11	Valis by Philip K. Dick 3.91 avg rating — 33,642 ratings	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	The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick 3.89 avg rating — 8,781 ratings Lance 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
13	Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.28 avg rating — 313,853 ratings Lance 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
14	Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 4.38 avg rating — 249,989 ratings Lance 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
15	Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis 3.62 avg rating — 105,398 ratings Lance 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
16	Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison 4.10 avg rating — 78,899 ratings Lance 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	Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver 4.41 avg rating — 22,613 ratings	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	Libra by Don DeLillo 4.08 avg rating — 25,364 ratings Lance 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
19	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 603,999 ratings Lance 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
20	Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by DC Comics 4.14 avg rating — 13,391 ratings Lance 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	Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63 by Taylor Branch 4.36 avg rating — 10,129 ratings Lance 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	Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 3.87 avg rating — 90,805 ratings Lance 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
23	Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet 3.87 avg rating — 18,845 ratings Lance 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
24	The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 199,019 ratings Lance 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
25	Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey 3.73 avg rating — 22,021 ratings Lance 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
26	The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis 3.72 avg rating — 52,879 ratings Lance 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	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,530,124 ratings Lance 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	Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow 3.82 avg rating — 7,960 ratings Lance 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	A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 46,450 ratings Lance 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
30	The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 298,351 ratings Lance 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
31	White Noise by Don DeLillo 3.86 avg rating — 130,748 ratings Lance 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	Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman 4.17 avg rating — 40,944 ratings Lance 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
33	The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) by Paul Auster 3.86 avg rating — 89,424 ratings Lance 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
34	The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe, #1) by Richard Ford 3.69 avg rating — 20,502 ratings Lance 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
35	Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie 3.97 avg rating — 135,820 ratings Lance 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
36	Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes 3.64 avg rating — 17,156 ratings Lance 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
37	Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 240,935 ratings Lance 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
38	The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss 4.15 avg rating — 14,705 ratings Lance 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
39	Different Seasons by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 225,230 ratings Lance 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
40	Doom Patrol, Vol. 1: Crawling from the Wreckage by Grant Morrison 4.10 avg rating — 7,166 ratings Lance 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
41	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.99 avg rating — 508,854 ratings Lance 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
42	A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 23,142 ratings Lance 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
43	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3.94 avg rating — 558,907 ratings Lance 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
44	The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman 4.58 avg rating — 262,837 ratings	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
45	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson 4.41 avg rating — 34,847 ratings Lance 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
46	A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present by Howard Zinn 4.09 avg rating — 272,350 ratings Lance 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
47	The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 275,834 ratings Lance 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
48	Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs 4.15 avg rating — 1,666 ratings Lance 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
49	The Damnation Game by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 21,564 ratings Lance 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
50	The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 146,397 ratings Lance 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
51	Pet Sematary by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 725,111 ratings Lance 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
52	Fences (The Century Cycle, #6) by August Wilson 3.89 avg rating — 31,545 ratings Lance 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
53	The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka 4.32 avg rating — 196,898 ratings Lance 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
54	Money by Martin Amis 3.70 avg rating — 26,537 ratings Lance 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
55	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 379,702 ratings Lance 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
56	Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez 3.97 avg rating — 247,890 ratings Lance 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
57	The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) by Thomas Harris 4.26 avg rating — 598,561 ratings Lance 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
58	When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1) by Jonathan Kellerman 4.02 avg rating — 68,854 ratings Lance 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
59	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller 4.26 avg rating — 200,791 ratings Lance 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
60	It by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,308,725 ratings Lance 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
61	The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 52,838 ratings Lance 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
62	Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) by William Gibson 4.02 avg rating — 61,404 ratings Lance 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
63	Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) by Louise Erdrich 3.93 avg rating — 14,103 ratings Lance 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
64	The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich 3.87 avg rating — 14,864 ratings Lance 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
65	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 329,403 ratings Lance 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
66	Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) by Thomas Harris 4.07 avg rating — 381,787 ratings Lance 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
67	In the Flesh (Books of Blood, #5) by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 8,626 ratings Lance 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
68	The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux 3.81 avg rating — 14,269 ratings Lance 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
69	Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) by William Gibson 4.02 avg rating — 49,747 ratings Lance 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
70	Red Sorghum by Mo Yan 3.81 avg rating — 9,194 ratings Lance 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
71	Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1) by Clive Barker (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 28,557 ratings Lance 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
72	Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) by Louise Erdrich 4.01 avg rating — 29,028 ratings Lance 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
73	Ironweed by William Kennedy 3.87 avg rating — 17,921 ratings Lance 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
74	Life & Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee 3.87 avg rating — 21,801 ratings Lance 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