Pet Sematary by Stephen  KingLess Than Zero by Bret Easton EllisThe Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,433 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLolita by Vladimir NabokovBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhitePeyton Place by Grace Metalious
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,182 books — 1,510 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,955 books — 1,880 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Godfather by Mario PuzoStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,360 books — 1,778 voters