Books with Strong Women Characters (All Genres)

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,230 ratings
2.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,622 ratings
3.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,805 ratings
4.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,017 ratings
5.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,429 ratings
6.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,920 ratings
7.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,119 ratings
8.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,136 ratings
9.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,872 ratings
10.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,768 ratings
11.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,196 ratings
12.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,801 ratings
13.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,245 ratings
14.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,638 ratings
15.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,340 ratings
16.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,943 ratings
17.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,182 ratings
18.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,425 ratings
19.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,931 ratings
20.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,101 ratings
21.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,807 ratings
22.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,989 ratings
23.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating — 254,892 ratings
24.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,210 ratings
25.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,787 ratings
26.
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
Becoming Mrs. Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 48,060 ratings
27.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,874 ratings
28.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night 3.96 avg rating — 191,693 ratings
29.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,909 ratings
30.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,719 ratings
31.
The Roca Group: A Tale of Financial Espionage
The Roca Group: A Tale of Financial Espionage 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
32.
The Separatists (Newsmakers #3)
The Separatists (Newsmakers #3)
by: Lis Wiehl
3.95 avg rating — 410 ratings
33.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
34.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,830 ratings
35.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,804 ratings
36.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating — 299,543 ratings
37.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,217 ratings
38.
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 129,687 ratings
39.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,939 ratings
40.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,808 ratings
41.
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
42.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,558 ratings
43.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,157 ratings
44.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,266 ratings
44.
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1)
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 115 ratings
46.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
46.
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind 4.20 avg rating — 409 ratings
48.
On the Edge (Jen Shaw, #1)
On the Edge (Jen Shaw, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 339 ratings
49.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating — 199,569 ratings
50.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,106 ratings
51.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,449 ratings
52.
Darkfever (Fever, #1)
Darkfever (Fever, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 188,256 ratings
53.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,511 ratings
54.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,690 ratings
55.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,184 ratings
56.
Facing the Enemy
Facing the Enemy 4.17 avg rating — 648 ratings
57.
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2)
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 731 ratings
58.
Ten Years
Ten Years 3.80 avg rating — 1,846 ratings
59.
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,154 ratings
60.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,714 ratings
61.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,579 ratings
62.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,392 ratings
63.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,315 ratings
63.
The Reckoning
The Reckoning 3.67 avg rating — 100 ratings
65.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,944 ratings
65.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,062 ratings
65.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,094 ratings
68.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 84,384 ratings
69.
Weekend Friends
Weekend Friends 3.98 avg rating — 189 ratings
70.
Lethal Standoff
Lethal Standoff 4.18 avg rating — 519 ratings
71.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,464 ratings
71.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,693 ratings
73.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,959 ratings
74.
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3)
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3) 4.71 avg rating — 55 ratings
75.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,486 ratings
76.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,238 ratings
77.
Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #1-3)
Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #1-3) 4.66 avg rating — 18,070 ratings
78.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,560 ratings
79.
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 40,219 ratings
80.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,958 ratings
81.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,205 ratings
81.
Canyon of Deceit
Canyon of Deceit 4.54 avg rating — 35 ratings
83.
Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1)
Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 312,657 ratings
84.
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 93,519 ratings
85.
The Memory of Us
The Memory of Us 4.18 avg rating — 10,657 ratings
86.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,080 ratings
87.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,230 ratings
87.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,761 ratings
89.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,496 ratings
90.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,799 ratings
91.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,320 ratings
92.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,169 ratings
93.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 727,827 ratings
93.
Deep Extraction (FBI Task Force, #2)
Deep Extraction (FBI Task Force, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
93.
Betty
Betty 4.41 avg rating — 52,521 ratings
96.
Elementals: Mystic Warriors
Elementals: Mystic Warriors 4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings
97.
The Roman Mongrel
The Roman Mongrel 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
97.
The Girl with No Face (The Daoshi Chronicles, #2)
The Girl with No Face (The Daoshi Chronicles, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 747 ratings
99.
The Firebrand
The Firebrand 4.07 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
100.
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5)
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) 4.37 avg rating — 111,983 ratings
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