Gold Coast by Nelson DeMilleJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Books of 1990
370 books — 196 voters
It by Stephen  KingThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Books of 1986
339 books — 171 voters

The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best Books of 1981
326 books — 159 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Books of 1984
345 books — 160 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of 1985
336 books — 216 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of 1989
378 books — 228 voters