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The Most Popular Books of 1981

A list of the top 100 most shelved books of 1981 on Goodreads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1981
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A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein
2
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
Thomas Harris
3
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
4
The One Minute Manager
The One Minute Manager
5
Getting to YES
Getting to YES
6
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
7
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Raymond Carver
8
Women, Race & Class (Angela Davis)
Women, Race & Class
Angela Davis
9
George's Marvellous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
George's Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl
10
The Collected Poems (Sylvia Plath)
The Collected Poems
Sylvia Plath
11
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
12
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Beverly Cleary
13
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
Martin Cruz Smith
14
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
John Irving
15
Ain't I a Woman (Bell Hooks)
Ain't I a Woman
Bell Hooks
16
Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback
17
If There Be Thorns (V.C. Andrews)
If There Be Thorns
V.C. Andrews
18
God Emperor of Dune (Frank Herbert)
God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert
19
The Eyes of Darkness
The Eyes of Darkness
20
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton (Anne Sexton)
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
21
VALIS
VALIS
22
With the Old Breed
With the Old Breed
23
Roadwork
Roadwork
24
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mister Tom
Michelle Magorian
25
Danse Macabre (Stephen King)
Danse Macabre
Stephen King
26
Noble House
Noble House
27
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou
28
This Bridge Called by Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (Cherrie L.Moraga & Gloria AnzaldĂșa)
This Bridge Called by Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
Cherrie L.Moraga & Gloria AnzaldĂșa
29
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
30
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg
31
Simulacra and Simulation
Simulacra and Simulation
32
Little, Big (John Crowley)
Little, Big
John Crowley
33
Tar Baby (Toni Morrison)
Tar Baby
Toni Morrison
34
Full House (Janet Evanovich)
Full House
Janet Evanovich
35
Totto-Chan
Totto-Chan
36
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
37
Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt)
Homecoming
Cynthia Voigt
38
The Elementals (Michael Mcdowell)
The Elementals
Michael Mcdowell
39
A Countess Below Stairs
A Countess Below Stairs
40
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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