Female Authors That Should be on the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" List

1.
Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 212 ratings
2.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 309 ratings
3.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
4.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,879 ratings
5.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,856 ratings
5.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,997 ratings
7.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
8.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,794 ratings
9.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,158 ratings
10.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,381 ratings
10.
Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories
Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories 3.95 avg rating — 713 ratings
12.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,414 ratings
13.
History
History 4.31 avg rating — 10,584 ratings
14.
The Lady and the Little Fox Fur
The Lady and the Little Fox Fur 3.51 avg rating — 979 ratings
14.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
16.
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1)
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1) 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings
16.
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
18.
Miael: Family
Miael: Family 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
19.
Eros ontwortelt mijn hart : gedichten en fragmenten
Eros ontwortelt mijn hart : gedichten en fragmenten
by: Sappho
4.17 avg rating — 10,975 ratings
20.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,429 ratings
21.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,506 ratings
22.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,662 ratings
23.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,659 ratings
24.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café 3.79 avg rating — 25,468 ratings
25.
The Bride Stripped Bare (Bride Trilogy, #1)
The Bride Stripped Bare (Bride Trilogy, #1) 3.16 avg rating — 6,245 ratings
25.
My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1)
My Brilliant Friend (My Brilliant Friend, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,794 ratings
27.
Living, Loving and Lying Awake at Night
Living, Loving and Lying Awake at Night 3.92 avg rating — 123 ratings
27.
Lamb in His Bosom
Lamb in His Bosom 3.86 avg rating — 1,827 ratings
29.
Alexis, of De verhandeling over de vergeefse strijd & Het genadeschot
Alexis, of De verhandeling over de vergeefse strijd & Het genadeschot 3.94 avg rating — 1,291 ratings