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6 | A book published in the 1980s
Get those leg warmers and hair crimpers ready. This June we're travelling back 40 (!) or so years to the 1980s! Whether it's a classic that defined the decade, or an obscure book you found at the thrift store, read a book with a publication date listed from 1980-89. |
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The Remains of the Day
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Kazuo Ishiguro
A profoundly compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world in postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving "a great gentleman." But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness" and graver doubts about his own faith in the man he served
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
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Jean M. Auel
An injured and orphaned infant carries within her the seed and hope of mankind in this epic of survival and destiny set at the dawn of prehistory
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Perfume : the story of a murderer
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Patrick Sèuskind
An odorless baby orphaned in a Paris gutter in 1738 grows to become a monster obsessed with his perfect sense of smell, and a desire to capture, by any means, the ultimate scent which will make him human
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The Joy Luck Club
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Amy Tan
Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughter's memories and feelings
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Beloved : a novel
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Toni Morrison
Sethe, an escaped slave living in post-Civil War Ohio with her daughter and mother-in-law, is haunted persistently by the ghost of the dead baby girl whom she sacrificed, in a new edition of the Nobel Laureate's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Reader's Guide available.
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The Bourne Identity
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Robert Ludlum
A shooting victim, suffering from amnesia, finds himself with a Swiss bank account in the name of Jason Bourne, a professional assassin being manipulated by a top-secret American government organization to kill his arch rival, the dreaded Carlos
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The Handmaid's Tale
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Margaret Atwood
Offred, a Handmaid, describes life in what was once the United States, now the Republic of Gilead, a shockingly repressive and intolerant monotheocracy, in a satirical tour de force set in the near future, in a classic work that is soon to be a 10-part Hulu series. Reissue. An Arthur C. Clarke Award winner and Booker Prize nominee.
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The Queen's Gambit
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Walter S. Tevis
Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become a national champion and to play the world grandmasters
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Misery : a novel
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Stephen King
Paul Sheldon, author of a series of historical romances, wakes up in a secluded farmhouse in Colorado with broken legs and Annie Wilkes, a disappointed fan, hovering over him with drugs, ax, and blowtorch and demanding he bring his heroine back to life
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The Pillars Of the Earth
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Ken Follett
A prior, a master builder, and their community try to build a cathedral to protect themselves while Stephen and the Empress Maud fight for the crown of England
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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
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Jeanette Winterson
Describes the humorous adventures during the childhood of an eccentric girl, whose mother unsuccessfully tries to protect her from temptations
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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Milan Kundera
Interweaves story and dream, past and present, and philosophy and poetry in the sardonic and erotic tale of two couples--Tomas and Teresa, and Sabina and her Swiss lover, Gerhart
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The Shell Seekers
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Rosamunde Pilcher
Set in England between World War II and the present, this epic novel details the connections that bind the Keeling family together over three generations and the family's frailties, strengths, passions, and joys
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The Color Purple
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Alice Walker
"The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance, and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then from the sisters to each other, the novel draws readers into the experiences of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery, and Sofia"
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho
A fable about undauntingly following one's dream, listening to one's heart, and reading life's omens, features dialogue between a boy and an unnamed being
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Thomas Harris
FBI Academy trainee Clarice Starling hopes that Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a criminally insane psychiatrist imprisoned in a Boston hospital, can lead her to the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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Fannie Flagg
Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, to begin to rejuvenate her own life. By the author of Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
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A Necessary End : an Inspector Banks novel
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Peter Robinson
Chief Inspector Alan Banks is confronted with a baffling murder mystery when a young police constable is stabbed to death at an antinuclear demonstration attended by hundreds of people.
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Share your reads with us!
Let us know what books you've been reading for the GPL Reading Challenge and we'll share the titles with our subscribers! Your books could show up as a bonus in next month's recommendation newsletter, or be included in other special newsletters coming out throughout the year. This is your chance to share your favourite books of the year with other readers, and help fill up their TBR lists! |
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How to participate Read a book according to each month's challenge to be eligible to win our grand prize at the end of the year. That's one book a month, and only 12 books total. (Tip: you don't have to do the challenges in order, as long as you complete all 12 within the year, it still counts!) Monthly recommendations By signing up for this e-Newsletter, you'll get monthly recommendations for each challenge throughout the year straight to your inbox. Every year in January we start again and send you a brand new list of 12 challenges. |
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Half the battle of completing a reading challenge is keeping track and staying motivated. Here are a couple ways we suggest to stay organized: - Download, print and fill out the GPL Reading Challenge form
- Create a list of what you read using your GPL online account
- Use a book tracking website like Goodreads or The Storygraph
Share with us! Sharing the books you read is not required, but highly encouraged! Share your progress with us and other readers by posting photos and updates on social media using the hashtag #GPLReadingChallenge and tagging us @GrimsbyLibrary! |
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