8 Books for 8 Decades

Here’s a fun fact: my dad turns 70 tomorrow. I think that’s pretty awesome, and although he’s not a big reader himself, he has always hugely supported me in my own reading and writing, and always been there to encourage me when I needed it. He’s a hell of a storyteller, too, and definitely helped spark my love for stories in general. So, I thought it’d be kind of fun to highlight a book from each decade since he was born to mark this milestone (which is, yes, a total of 8 decades!).

This isn’t a ‘top’ list, it’s not ‘the BEST books’ for each decade, but it’s just a fun little list of some books I’ve really, really enjoyed!

8 Books for 8 Decades

1950s: The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson

1960s: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson

1970s: Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice

1980s: The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood

1990s: Bridget Jones’s Diary
Helen Fielding

2000s: The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot

2010s: The Cruel Prince
Holly Black

2020s: Gay Aliens and Queer Folk
Emily Garside