Favorite Reads by Publication Year

In the back half of last year, it seems everyone I knew on LibraryThing was compiling a list of their favorite books published from each year of their life. I avoided making my own for a while, not because I disliked the idea (I love lists) but because I thought it would take a lot of doing. But eventually the excitement of putting together such a list was too much for me to resist, and I spent a delightful afternoon pouring over publication lists by year and marking out possibilities for each year of my life. The resulting list is below, with links to my reviews of those books where I have a review online. (Be aware that some of those reviews might be spoilery, though most of them probably indicate as such near the beginning of the review itself. The reviews are also presented "as is"--some of them are over ten years old, and I'm sure there are errors and bits I would do differently now. They form a snapshot of my life in the same way the list itself does, I suppose.) 

I intend to keep this list updated as the years continue to pass, perhaps revising some of the earlier years as I read more backlist. It's a fun way to envision a life. 

Are any of your favorites here? Which books would you choose?

1981—Early Autumn

1982—Howliday Inn

1983—A Solitary Blue

1984—Star Trek: The Vulcan Academy Murders

1985—Lonesome Dove

1986—A Murder for Her Majesty

1987—Calvin and Hobbes

1988—Matilda

1989—Number the Stars

1990—Jurassic Park

1991—Heir to the Empire

1992—Textual Poachers: Television Fans and ParticipatoryCulture

1993—Trainspotting

1994—The Chamber

1995—The Courtship of Princess Leia

1996—The Sparrow

1997—Moab Is My Washpot

1998—About a Boy

1999—The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2000—J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

2001—Atonement

2002—The Midwife: A Memoir of Joy, Birth, and Hard Times

2003—The Namesake

2004—Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell

2005—Twilight

2006—The Thirteenth Tale

2007—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

2008—Melusine

2009—1Q84

2010—Annabel

2011—The Song of Achilles

2012—Mrs Queen Takes the Train

2013—Fangirl

2014—Yes, Please!

2015—For Real

2016—The Nix

2017—The Tea Dragon Society

2018—All Out