Best Woman-Authored Books

Best books by a female author.

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101	My Familiar Stranger (Knights of Black Swan, #1) by Victoria Danann (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 10,053 ratings score: 3,993, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
102	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 47,144 ratings score: 3,982, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
103	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 4.31 avg rating — 260,425 ratings score: 3,870, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
104	Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.31 avg rating — 403,476 ratings score: 3,565, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) by Astrid Lindgren 4.15 avg rating — 207,306 ratings score: 3,537, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
106	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 4,036,987 ratings score: 3,399, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	White Teeth by Zadie Smith 3.79 avg rating — 171,485 ratings score: 3,370, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
108	The Secret History by Donna Tartt 4.16 avg rating — 961,441 ratings score: 3,369, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
109	The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,216,504 ratings score: 3,341, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
110	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë 4.03 avg rating — 127,051 ratings score: 3,340, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
111	I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai 4.16 avg rating — 613,702 ratings score: 3,256, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
112	One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 574,232 ratings score: 3,162, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 3.80 avg rating — 196,538 ratings score: 3,150, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
114	Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 3.88 avg rating — 54,025 ratings score: 3,072, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
115	We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 3.92 avg rating — 276,103 ratings score: 2,979, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
116	Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) by Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 421,904 ratings score: 2,973, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
117	Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 3.83 avg rating — 47,038 ratings score: 2,943, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
118	The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner 4.13 avg rating — 138,287 ratings score: 2,929, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 323,571 ratings score: 2,920, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
120	The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.89 avg rating — 334,453 ratings score: 2,876, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
121	The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 107,979 ratings score: 2,834, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
122	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 350,785 ratings score: 2,799, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
123	Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.20 avg rating — 243,080 ratings score: 2,759, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
124	Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,014,601 ratings score: 2,750, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
125	Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 3.91 avg rating — 290,504 ratings score: 2,738, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
126	The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 4.08 avg rating — 150,325 ratings score: 2,721, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
127	Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,094,251 ratings score: 2,701, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 3.70 avg rating — 59,570 ratings score: 2,698, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
129	The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 4.25 avg rating — 361,708 ratings score: 2,696, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
130	The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 3.81 avg rating — 368,249 ratings score: 2,672, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
131	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 4.30 avg rating — 120,802 ratings score: 2,663, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
132	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) by Marjane Satrapi 4.27 avg rating — 225,760 ratings score: 2,623, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 770,756 ratings score: 2,560, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
134	Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.34 avg rating — 177,700 ratings score: 2,556, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
135	The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.28 avg rating — 21,612 ratings score: 2,553, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
136	Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 853,274 ratings score: 2,535, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
137	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.11 avg rating — 3,616,187 ratings score: 2,524, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
138	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,883,273 ratings score: 2,507, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
139	Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison 4.14 avg rating — 47,131 ratings score: 2,501, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
140	Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 197,912 ratings score: 2,497, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.13 avg rating — 48,024 ratings score: 2,492, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
142	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 439,407 ratings score: 2,455, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
143	84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 4.16 avg rating — 93,672 ratings score: 2,421, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
144	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.30 avg rating — 102,970 ratings score: 2,384, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
145	Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 156,120 ratings score: 2,379, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
146	The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 131,307 ratings score: 2,298, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 3.95 avg rating — 388,572 ratings score: 2,273, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
148	Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,768,238 ratings score: 2,243, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
149	Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx 4.02 avg rating — 50,290 ratings score: 2,201, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
150	Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 4,573 ratings score: 2,198, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
151	Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,243,460 ratings score: 2,191, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
152	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,823,624 ratings score: 2,166, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
153	Call Me Irresistible (Wynette, Texas, #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 25,600 ratings score: 2,116, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
154	The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 4.20 avg rating — 118,705 ratings score: 2,114, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
155	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie 4.12 avg rating — 296,132 ratings score: 2,113, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
156	New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer 3.61 avg rating — 2,085,580 ratings score: 2,102, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.39 avg rating — 40,451 ratings score: 2,100, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
158	Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 138,473 ratings score: 2,061, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
159	Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 490,718 ratings score: 2,060, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
160	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.86 avg rating — 1,041,417 ratings score: 2,040, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
161	Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 594,051 ratings score: 2,028, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
162	Beard in Mind (Winston Brothers, #4) by Penny Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 27,335 ratings score: 2,026, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles, #2) by Anne Rice 4.11 avg rating — 213,241 ratings score: 2,015, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.96 avg rating — 1,015,400 ratings score: 2,015, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
165	Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) by Connie Willis 4.03 avg rating — 63,681 ratings score: 2,010, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
166	The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 3.31 avg rating — 335,684 ratings score: 1,938, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
167	The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 3.92 avg rating — 139,498 ratings score: 1,931, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
168	Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell 4.13 avg rating — 50,214 ratings score: 1,924, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
169	Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,225,328 ratings score: 1,916, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
170	Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 494,003 ratings score: 1,901, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,186,336 ratings score: 1,895, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
172	Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 557,016 ratings score: 1,890, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
173	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.39 avg rating — 991,727 ratings score: 1,882, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
174	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,134,751 ratings score: 1,881, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
175	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 996,125 ratings score: 1,876, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
176	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.20 avg rating — 31,632 ratings score: 1,873, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
177	The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.40 avg rating — 200,581 ratings score: 1,870, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
178	Mythology by Edith Hamilton 4.03 avg rating — 59,109 ratings score: 1,862, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
179	A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry 3.85 avg rating — 107,982 ratings score: 1,846, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
179	Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar 4.22 avg rating — 34,535 ratings score: 1,846, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 3.86 avg rating — 373,079 ratings score: 1,843, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
182	The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 509,622 ratings score: 1,840, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
183	The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter 3.91 avg rating — 63,503 ratings score: 1,838, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
184	Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore 4.06 avg rating — 477,325 ratings score: 1,837, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
185	Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 820,124 ratings score: 1,827, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
186	The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 1,929,096 ratings score: 1,820, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1) by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 141,769 ratings score: 1,818, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
188	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 3.73 avg rating — 90,093 ratings score: 1,806, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
189	The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.18 avg rating — 82,962 ratings score: 1,780, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
190	Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose by Diamante Lavendar (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,539 ratings score: 1,777, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
191	Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 3,502,680 ratings score: 1,743, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
192	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 129,794 ratings score: 1,704, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
193	Syrian Brides by Anna Halabi (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 248 ratings score: 1,669, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
194	Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.79 avg rating — 120,424 ratings score: 1,667, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
195	The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3.69 avg rating — 224,506 ratings score: 1,655, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
196	O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 3.90 avg rating — 57,496 ratings score: 1,642, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
197	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.78 avg rating — 238,555 ratings score: 1,640, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
198	Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 379,371 ratings score: 1,637, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
199	Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë 3.71 avg rating — 79,186 ratings score: 1,626, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
200	Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.14 avg rating — 32,947 ratings score: 1,616, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Bob (new)

20. Oktober 2012, 20:40 Uhr

Curious, Gone with the Wind is not on the list.

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

20. Oktober 2012, 20:47 Uhr

You could add it; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 3: by Rebecca (new)

07. März 2013, 19:47 Uhr

Freak: The True Story of an Insecurity Addict

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message 4: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

07. März 2013, 21:16 Uhr

You add books to lists at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes," not down in the comments section.

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message 5: by Meredith (new)

11. März 2013, 06:31 Uhr

E.B. White is not a woman.

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message 6: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited 11. März 2013, 22:22 Uhr) (new)

11. März 2013, 22:21 Uhr

::sigh::

Where is it? I'll remove the E.B. White if I can find it.

ETA: Found Charlotte's Web, will remove it.

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message 7: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited 11. März 2013, 22:25 Uhr) (new)

11. März 2013, 22:24 Uhr

13 more voters than people who rated; that's impressive.

Also not very convincing.

ETA: Whoa, 6 ratings, 35 votes!

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message 8: by Pat (last edited 14. März 2013, 16:03 Uhr) (new)

12. März 2013, 03:55 Uhr

I think all books that have more votes than ratings should be disqualified. These lists really aren't much fun when authors take unfair advantage of the voting system to plug their books.

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message 9: by Schell (new)

06. Mai 2013, 21:35 Uhr

Susanna wrote: "You could add it; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.""

Wow, I need to read that...

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message 10: by Yakub (new)

29. August 2013, 07:29 Uhr

>Women were once forbidden to read and write

Not exactly.... This was never true in the vast majority of societies.

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message 11: by Melanie (new)

22. April 2014, 22:03 Uhr

I added some great literary fiction by important women who are alive and writing today. I feel good about this :)

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message 12: by Lucinda (new)

03. August 2014, 19:42 Uhr

This is quite frustrating to find that Lois Lowry features high in the list (while her style is actually quite poor) as compared to Isabel Allende and when you see that there is no book by Zelda Fitzgerald! Save me the Waltz is a must-read, guys!

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message 13: by Lucinda (new)

03. August 2014, 19:42 Uhr

(just added it :) )

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message 14: by Rachel (new)

29. November 2014, 12:50 Uhr

Is there a way to search for a book on the list? Where is The Flamethrowers?

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message 15: by Luke (new)

29. November 2014, 18:38 Uhr

Librarians regularly check for duplicates on this list, Rachel, so if you can't find a book you want to vote for, just add it and it will be combined with its other votes in short order.

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message 16: by Rachel (new)

30. November 2014, 13:02 Uhr

ok thanks!

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message 17: by Sharmon (new)

02. Dezember 2014, 02:12 Uhr

I wish there was a way to search a list because I don't want to make duplicates but it is hard to sort through 20 pages to vote.

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message 18: by Luke (new)

02. Dezember 2014, 04:05 Uhr

I can guarantee that the duplicates won't last long, Sharmon. You could also try looking at which of the lists the most popular edition of the book you wish to add is on. If the book shows up at a certain position on this list, you can click on the link and it'll take you to the page the book is on.

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message 19: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

02. Dezember 2014, 05:52 Uhr

I'd just add it; I reflexively combine duplicates pretty much every time I visit a list, and I don't think I'm the only librarian with that habit.

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message 20: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

06. Februar 2015, 07:18 Uhr

No idea who gave this list that tag, so I don't know.

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message 21: by Claire (new)

10. April 2015, 01:34 Uhr

Does this list include women who wrote under a pseudonym? A lot of women wrote under males names in certain time periods or if it suited more (e.g George Elliot, lot of female sci-fi/fantasy writers, etc.). Just don't want to miss some of the greats, or finally give women their due.

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message 22: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

10. April 2015, 06:00 Uhr

Lauren wrote: "Does this list include women who wrote under a pseudonym? A lot of women wrote under males names in certain time periods or if it suited more (e.g George Elliot, lot of female sci-fi/fantasy write..."

Just slowly scroll down the list which is about 30 pages and you will see them.

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message 23: by Louise Sparrow (new)

23. September 2015, 20:28 Uhr

The Wizard's First Rule (currently 992), while a great book, was written by a man.

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

24. September 2015, 04:36 Uhr

Couldn't find that one - another librarian may have gotten it.

Did remove:

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Michael Rosen

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message 25: by Karen (new)

28. Februar 2016, 04:29 Uhr

#953 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs looks for all the world like a man to me in his profile here on Goodreads.

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message 26: by Sandra (new)

23. Juli 2016, 04:46 Uhr

Removed some books written by men...funny how those sneak in there...

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message 27: by Karen (last edited 23. Juli 2016, 14:31 Uhr) (new)

23. Juli 2016, 14:25 Uhr

#11 & #573 - The Help. Just FYI. Great list and well maintained!

And Miss Peregrine is back at 1018!

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message 28: by Lumturi (new)

11. September 2016, 23:17 Uhr

Meredith wrote: "E.B. White is not a woman."

I scroll past this and crack up. LOL

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

17. Februar 2017, 06:51 Uhr

You add books at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 30: by Judith (new)

17. Februar 2017, 07:41 Uhr

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "You add books at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.""

Thank you, Susanna. I apologize for doing it the wrong way. I will try to correct this tomorrow.

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message 31: by Donna (new)

02. Dezember 2017, 21:33 Uhr

Oh hot damn, it worked. 3 duplicates were discovered and removed by the system.

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message 32: by Luke (new)

03. Dezember 2017, 23:12 Uhr

Donna wrote: "Oh hot damn, it worked. 3 duplicates were discovered and removed by the system."

Oh good, I was wondering about that. Thanks Donna.

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message 33: by Greg (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 12:39 Uhr

Twilight is better than Fountainhead? Well, okay. But Hunger Games is BEST BOOK EVER in the history of the world according to goodreads BEST EVER, so why isn't it #1 here?

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message 34: by Greg (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 12:41 Uhr

Oh, and Go Set a Watchman (#225, and possibly the worst book ever written) is better than Goldfinch, which won a Pulitzer? Sometimes I just don't get it.

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message 35: by Greg (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 12:43 Uhr

Mockingjay at 352 makes sense, but in what world is it better than Dame Agatha Christie's brilliant "Murder of Roger Akroyd"?

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message 36: by Greg (last edited 08. Dezember 2017, 12:58 Uhr) (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 12:48 Uhr

Tale of Genji, over 1000 years old, is at 873. Okay, I sorta get it, anything over 250 pages is no good. Good to know. Still, Tale of Genji now has Three, count em, 3 WHOLE VOTES as I voted for it.

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message 37: by Greg (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 12:50 Uhr

The Nightengale has a rating of 4.54 but is #955. This is good for a laugh, certainly.

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message 38: by Greg (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 12:52 Uhr

There are 4,990 books by female writers better than Woolf's "The Waves"!!!!!

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message 39: by Luke (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 17:14 Uhr

Greg wrote: "There are 4,990 books by female writers better than Woolf's "The Waves"!!!!!"

If you're going to rant rather than contribute to the discussion regarding efforts to maintain this list, at least confine yourself to a single comment box rather than mewling and puking everywhere.

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message 40: by Donna (new)

08. Dezember 2017, 21:38 Uhr

Aubrey wrote: "Greg wrote: "There are 4,990 books by female writers better than Woolf's "The Waves"!!!!!"

If you're going to rant rather than contribute to the discussion regarding efforts to maintain this list,..."

Amen.

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message 41: by Elyse✨ (last edited 10. Dezember 2017, 05:14 Uhr) (new)

10. Dezember 2017, 05:01 Uhr

Argh. I am a librarian and I'm having a hard time resisting the urge to delete the Harry Potter book set. The single titles are listed farther down in the list so basically they are being voted on twice. I even voted for one of the single volumes so it's not that I don't like J.K. Rawling's books. But jeeze, this Harry Potter thing is a bit much. The creator of the list did not instruct "no book sets". And I don't want to get banned. Maybe as the Harry Potter readers get older and wiser they'll see the error of their ways and come back to this list and remove their votes for the book set. One can only hope.

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message 42: by Luke (new)

10. Dezember 2017, 05:59 Uhr

I agree, we could have far more women of color in the top 100 than we currently do.

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message 43: by Lucinda (new)

14. Dezember 2017, 01:43 Uhr

Oh my God, Twilight in the list? Come on!

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message 44: by Lucinda (new)

14. Dezember 2017, 01:44 Uhr

Elyse wrote: "Aubrey wrote: "I agree, we could have far more women of color in the top 100 than we currently do."

Thanks for reminding me. I finished Mama Day by Gloria Naylor last month, gave it 5 stars, and j..."

It's also incredibly English speaking centred I thought...

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message 45: by Dr (new)

27. Dezember 2017, 09:48 Uhr

Silver Linings True stories of resilience from a General Practice By Dr Mrin Nayagam.

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message 46: by Donna (new)

27. Dezember 2017, 10:08 Uhr

Dr wrote: "Silver Linings True stories of resilience from a General Practice By Dr Mrin Nayagam."
Nobody will add this title for you. If you want to add it, go to the top of the list. On the right hand side, above the list, is a tab that you click on to add books. Then put the title in the little bar that appears and click the button that will be offered that says Vote for this book (or something similar). Cluttering up the technical discussion queue is not only a complete fail in terms of getting your book on the list, but it summons volunteer librarians like me, who think the list needs editing. We come along to help and discover it's just someone either spamming the list with their own book (bad author behavior), or else someone that hasn't checked the directions. I'm going back to bed now. Goodbye.

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message 47: by Caitlin (new)

07. Januar 2018, 09:14 Uhr

John Green is also on here, who is not a women.

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message 48: by Donna (new)

07. Januar 2018, 09:20 Uhr

Caitlin wrote: "John Green is also on here, who is not a women."
Where? Give me a page number and a book title and I'll take care of it, but I don't want to sift through 53 pages.

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message 49: by Donna (new)

14. Juli 2019, 04:26 Uhr

Holy Toledo! The system found and removed 22 duplicates.

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message 50: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

14. Juli 2019, 18:18 Uhr

Wow, that's a lot.

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