Best Books by Female Authors

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O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! 3.90 avg rating — 57,280 ratings
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time 3.92 avg rating — 18,313 ratings
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The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman 3.69 avg rating — 39,572 ratings
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,529 ratings
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Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,444 ratings
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Dawn Among the Stars
Dawn Among the Stars 4.46 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Written on the Body
Written on the Body 4.08 avg rating — 32,860 ratings
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Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing 3.42 avg rating — 10,424 ratings
109.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,495 ratings
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Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,784 ratings
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,287 ratings
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating — 140,069 ratings
113.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,692 ratings
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Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,017 ratings
115.
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism 4.50 avg rating — 18,479 ratings
116.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 299,223 ratings
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Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,950 ratings
118.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,990 ratings
119.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,272 ratings
120.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,863 ratings
121.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating — 93,102 ratings
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Rubyfruit Jungle
Rubyfruit Jungle 3.91 avg rating — 45,995 ratings
123.
Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics 4.16 avg rating — 27,172 ratings
124.
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating — 58,102 ratings
125.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,190 ratings
126.
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) 3.94 avg rating — 13,676 ratings
127.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,022 ratings
128.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,291 ratings
129.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,350 ratings
130.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher 3.60 avg rating — 15,372 ratings
131.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 580,000 ratings
132.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,403 ratings
133.
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,437 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,353 ratings
134.
Nights at the Circus
Nights at the Circus 3.88 avg rating — 14,347 ratings
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On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating — 89,028 ratings
137.
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is 4.04 avg rating — 251,789 ratings
138.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,424 ratings
139.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,287 ratings
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The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,014 ratings
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The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
142.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 3.86 avg rating — 565,740 ratings
143.
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating — 13,883 ratings
144.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,564 ratings
145.
Exit Wounds
Exit Wounds 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
146.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,996 ratings
147.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,493 ratings
148.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,987 ratings
149.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 169,169 ratings
150.
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories 3.79 avg rating — 25,468 ratings
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Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,239 ratings
152.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,485 ratings
152.
A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being 4.06 avg rating — 131,695 ratings
154.
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 69,774 ratings
155.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 4.23 avg rating — 1,371,209 ratings
156.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
157.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,574 ratings
158.
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence 3.89 avg rating — 10,594 ratings
159.
Native Tongue
Native Tongue 4.01 avg rating — 4,582 ratings
160.
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
161.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,167 ratings
162.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating — 122,365 ratings
163.
July's People
July's People 3.51 avg rating — 8,096 ratings
164.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter 4.31 avg rating — 35,377 ratings
164.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,535 ratings
166.
The Sea, the Sea
The Sea, the Sea 3.96 avg rating — 24,395 ratings
167.
The Master Butchers Singing Club
The Master Butchers Singing Club 4.06 avg rating — 25,991 ratings
168.
Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,362 ratings
169.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,936 ratings
170.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,797 ratings
171.
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil 4.20 avg rating — 31,562 ratings
171.
The Plague of Doves
The Plague of Doves 3.80 avg rating — 18,323 ratings
173.
When She Woke
When She Woke 3.68 avg rating — 29,819 ratings
174.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,882 ratings
175.
Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry 4.28 avg rating — 1,676,425 ratings
176.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,540 ratings
177.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,936 ratings
178.
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories 4.02 avg rating — 22,468 ratings
178.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,401 ratings
180.
Frederica
Frederica 4.19 avg rating — 24,343 ratings
181.
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,526 ratings
182.
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,506 ratings
183.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,225 ratings
184.
Keeping Faith
Keeping Faith 3.82 avg rating — 88,945 ratings
185.
The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1)
The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,189 ratings
185.
The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, #3)
The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 122,941 ratings
187.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
188.
Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes 4.17 avg rating — 409,116 ratings
189.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,937 ratings
190.
Prodigal Summer
Prodigal Summer 4.05 avg rating — 123,766 ratings
191.
Ariel: The Restored Edition
Ariel: The Restored Edition 4.25 avg rating — 8,503 ratings
191.
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II 4.24 avg rating — 50,748 ratings
193.
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova 4.42 avg rating — 7,511 ratings
194.
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,218 ratings
194.
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter 4.13 avg rating — 17,745 ratings
196.
The Hour of the Star
The Hour of the Star 4.11 avg rating — 48,414 ratings
197.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,016 ratings
198.
A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2)
A God in Ruins (Todd Family, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 59,187 ratings
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The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,281 ratings
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The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating — 107,780 ratings
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