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The Most Popular Books Published in 1983

These are books frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves that were published in 1983. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
1
Roald Dahl
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
2
Terry Pratchett
Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Pet Sematary
3
Stephen King
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
4
Tamora Pierce
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
5
Walter Tevis
Frida (Hayden Herrera)
Frida
6
Hayden Herrera
Magician's Gambit (David Eddings)
Magician's Gambit
7
David Eddings
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
8
Susan Hill
Phantoms (Dean R.Koontz)
Phantoms
9
Dean R.Koontz
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Anne Rice)
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
10
Anne Rice
Cycle of the Werewolf (Stephen King)
Cycle of the Werewolf
11
Stephen King
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
12
Nora Ephron
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
13
Mark Helprin
The Robots of Dawn (Isaac Asimov)
The Robots of Dawn
14
Isaac Asimov
On a Pale Horse (Piers Anthony)
On a Pale Horse
15
Piers Anthony
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
16
Beverly Cleary
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
17
Raymond Carver
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Diane Duane)
So You Want to Be a Wizard
18
Diane Duane
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
19
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room (Stan Berenstain)
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room
20
Stan Berenstain
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore
21
Startide Rising (David Brin)
Startide Rising
22
David Brin
When Calls the Heart (Janette Oke)
When Calls the Heart
23
Janette Oke
Fatal Vision (Joe McGinnis)
Fatal Vision
24
Joe McGinnis
The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Book of Lost Tales, Part One
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
Moreta (Anne McCaffrey)
Moreta
26
Anne McCaffrey
Alan Turing: The Enigma (Andrew Hodges)
Alan Turing: The Enigma
27
Andrew Hodges
Just Go to Bed (Mercer Mayer)
Just Go to Bed
28
Mercer Mayer
Gorillas in the Mist (Dian Fossey)
Gorillas in the Mist
29
Dian Fossey
Imagined Communities (Benedict Anderson)
Imagined Communities
30
Benedict Anderson
Little Red Riding Hood (Trina Schart Hyman and the Brothers Grimm)
Little Red Riding Hood
31
Trina Schart Hyman and the Brothers Grimm
The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers)
The Anubis Gates
32
Tim Powers
The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth S. Speare)
The Sign of the Beaver
33
Elizabeth S. Speare
Life & Times of Michael K (J. M. Coetzee)
Life & Times of Michael K
34
J. M. Coetzee
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Edward Tufte)
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
35
Edward Tufte
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
36
Alice Walker
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
37
William Kennedy
The Last Boleyn (Karen Harper)
The Last Boleyn
38
Karen Harper
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross
39
David Mamet
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga
40
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