Gold Coast by Nelson DeMilleJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Books of 1990
369 books — 200 voters
It by Stephen  KingThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Books of 1986
342 books — 174 voters

The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best Books of 1981
336 books — 169 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Books of 1984
349 books — 160 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of 1985
343 books — 217 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of 1989
381 books — 230 voters