Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Classics By Women

1.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,259,651 ratings
2.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,020 ratings
3.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,390 ratings
4.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,072,758 ratings
5.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,959,024 ratings
6.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating β€” 338,198 ratings
7.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating β€” 752,768 ratings
8.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating β€” 341,904 ratings
9.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,543,973 ratings
10.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating β€” 126,443 ratings
11.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating β€” 179,574 ratings
12.
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating β€” 58,098 ratings
13.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating β€” 222,543 ratings
14.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,756 ratings
15.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,257,985 ratings
16.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 2,392,895 ratings
17.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating β€” 26,296 ratings
18.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating β€” 105,232 ratings
19.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,263,319 ratings
20.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating β€” 499,158 ratings
21.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 4.17 avg rating β€” 56,856 ratings
22.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating β€” 107,552 ratings
23.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating β€” 103,264 ratings
24.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating β€” 76,688 ratings
25.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating β€” 59,329 ratings
26.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating β€” 273,762 ratings
27.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,064 ratings
28.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,831 ratings
29.
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! 3.90 avg rating β€” 57,270 ratings
30.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating β€” 14,370 ratings
31.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating β€” 320,498 ratings
32.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 110,496 ratings
33.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating β€” 113,026 ratings
34.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating β€” 239,351 ratings
35.
American Indian Stories
American Indian Stories 3.98 avg rating β€” 1,893 ratings
36.
The Enchanted April
The Enchanted April 3.90 avg rating β€” 38,737 ratings
37.
Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel 3.88 avg rating β€” 2,498 ratings
38.
Belinda
Belinda 3.67 avg rating β€” 3,791 ratings
39.
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook 3.77 avg rating β€” 24,227 ratings
40.
The Home-Maker
The Home-Maker 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,827 ratings
41.
Excellent Women
Excellent Women 3.91 avg rating β€” 19,590 ratings
42.
Oroonoko
Oroonoko 3.01 avg rating β€” 16,384 ratings
43.
Nada
Nada 3.84 avg rating β€” 36,978 ratings
43.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 66,209 ratings
45.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 3.97 avg rating β€” 3,662 ratings
46.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating β€” 9,588 ratings
47.
Maud Martha
Maud Martha 4.10 avg rating β€” 3,717 ratings
48.
The Group
The Group 3.68 avg rating β€” 16,960 ratings
49.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating β€” 37,195 ratings
50.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating β€” 21,961 ratings
51.
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader 4.54 avg rating β€” 160 ratings
52.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating β€” 48,596 ratings
53.
The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country 4.06 avg rating β€” 15,422 ratings
54.
The Man Who Loved Children
The Man Who Loved Children 3.57 avg rating β€” 4,610 ratings
55.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating β€” 18,160 ratings
56.
Sonnets from the Portuguese
Sonnets from the Portuguese 4.11 avg rating β€” 12,702 ratings
57.
The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness 3.76 avg rating β€” 18,800 ratings
58.
Camilla
Camilla 3.75 avg rating β€” 2,883 ratings
59.
Efuru
Efuru 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,105 ratings
60.
One Fine Day
One Fine Day 4.06 avg rating β€” 769 ratings
61.
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2) 4.17 avg rating β€” 22,313 ratings
62.
Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve 3.69 avg rating β€” 10,714 ratings
63.
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart 3.64 avg rating β€” 8,889 ratings
64.
Half a Lifelong Romance
Half a Lifelong Romance 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,114 ratings
65.
Someone at a Distance
Someone at a Distance 4.21 avg rating β€” 2,799 ratings
66.
The Living Is Easy
The Living Is Easy 3.89 avg rating β€” 679 ratings
67.
Complete Writings
Complete Writings 3.66 avg rating β€” 397 ratings
68.
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) 4.14 avg rating β€” 32,858 ratings
69.
The Robber Bridegroom
The Robber Bridegroom 3.50 avg rating β€” 1,603 ratings
70.
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 10,100 ratings
71.
After Midnight
After Midnight 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,896 ratings
71.
Cotillion
Cotillion 4.10 avg rating β€” 17,976 ratings
73.
The Fountain Overflows
The Fountain Overflows 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,324 ratings
74.
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House 3.86 avg rating β€” 4,107 ratings
75.
Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz 3.88 avg rating β€” 1,472 ratings
76.
All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 4,573 ratings
77.
Thus Were Their Faces
Thus Were Their Faces 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,141 ratings
78.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems 4.24 avg rating β€” 8,570 ratings
79.
Miss Buncle's Book (Miss Buncle #1)
Miss Buncle's Book (Miss Buncle #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 13,371 ratings
80.
Frost in May (Frost in May #1)
Frost in May (Frost in May #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,270 ratings
81.
The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins
The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins 3.59 avg rating β€” 181 ratings
82.
The Romance of the Forest
The Romance of the Forest 3.50 avg rating β€” 3,008 ratings
83.
Iola Leroy
Iola Leroy 3.54 avg rating β€” 1,709 ratings
84.
The Ivy Tree
The Ivy Tree 3.98 avg rating β€” 7,247 ratings
85.
The Colossus and Other Poems
The Colossus and Other Poems 4.17 avg rating β€” 13,798 ratings
86.
My Own Story
My Own Story 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,521 ratings
87.
Angel
Angel 3.88 avg rating β€” 3,010 ratings
88.
The Bird in the Tree (Eliots of Damerosehay, #1)
The Bird in the Tree (Eliots of Damerosehay, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 2,052 ratings
89.
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral
Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,562 ratings
90.
The Wine of Solitude
The Wine of Solitude 3.70 avg rating β€” 2,578 ratings
91.
Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories
Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories 3.95 avg rating β€” 505 ratings
92.
Our Nig or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black
Our Nig or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,208 ratings
93.
Nisei Daughter
Nisei Daughter 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,040 ratings
93.
The Vet's Daughter
The Vet's Daughter 3.89 avg rating β€” 3,774 ratings
95.
The Bondwoman's Narrative
The Bondwoman's Narrative 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,336 ratings
96.
The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals
The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals 3.77 avg rating β€” 480 ratings
97.
Mrs. Spring Fragrance
Mrs. Spring Fragrance 3.12 avg rating β€” 7,138 ratings
98.
Mariana
Mariana 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,419 ratings
99.
Family Roundabout
Family Roundabout 4.17 avg rating β€” 356 ratings
100.
The Householder
The Householder 3.68 avg rating β€” 362 ratings