I wanted to look the books that were popular when I was born. I looked at the New York Times bestselling fiction list for February 8, 1987. I was born on the 13th. There were 16 books listed.
1 Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon
2 The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
3 Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
4 It by Stephen King
5 Night of the Fox by Jack Higgins
6 Whirlwind by James Clavell
7 Bandits by Elmore Leonard
8 The Panic of ’89 by Paul Erdman
9 Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts
10 The Prince of the Tides by Pat Conroy
11 Patience of a Saint by Andrew M. Greeley
12 The Counterlife by Philip Roth.
13 Death Quest by L. Ron Hubbard
14 A Taste for Death by P. D. James
15 Hollywood Husbands by Jackie Collins
16 Shan by Eric Van Lustbader
I wanted to see how many of these books I have read and out of all 16 of these I’ve only heard of two of them. The two by Stephen King. I’ve read both of those. I haven’t heard of any of the other 14, but I may see if I can find and read at least a few of them before next year on my birthday. Have you read any of these? What books were popular when you were born?
Interesting that the year you were born is the year Ted and I got married! Your age will always represent how many years ago we got married. That was a busy year of melding two families, honeymooning two weeks at a fishing camp and buying our first home together. Reading was limited.
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I was born in 1987, too, and don’t recognize many of the titles or authors. My mom did have Windmills of the Gods, though. I thought it was a fantasy so started flipping through it during my early teen years, only to discover a startling sex scene that scarred me for a long time!
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I used to enjoy PD James’ books – sort of literary crime novels – but I find them quite dated now. And Jackie Collins was huge back then, and considered quite naughty – sadly I never read any!
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