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Best Books to Take You Back to the '80s When You're Feeling Nostalgic

"The 1980's was a decade built, in many ways, on contradictions. It was a decade defined by excess, unrest, moral outrage, and the rising tide of a new brand of political conservatism. It was "morning in America," but also the waning days of the Cold War. There was rising wealth right alongside skyrocketing poverty. The soaring rhetoric of the Reagan Administration was sometimes at a sharp contrast to the lives of everyday citizens. This all, of course, left its mark on the literary world. The best books of the 1980's ranged from disturbingly prescient dystopian horrors to heartrending sagas, escapist yarns, and everything in between. Here are few of our picks for the best books to take you back to the 1980's."
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
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Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
John Updike
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Douglas Adams
12
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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