Books Every Woman Should Read in Their Lifetime

1.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,984 ratings
2.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,812 ratings
3.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,426 ratings
4.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,298 ratings
5.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,266 ratings
6.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,485 ratings
7.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,254 ratings
8.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,969 ratings
9.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,395 ratings
10.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,034 ratings
11.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,565 ratings
12.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,056 ratings
13.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,354 ratings
14.
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues 3.87 avg rating — 37,999 ratings
15.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,731 ratings
16.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,512 ratings
17.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 3.86 avg rating — 565,748 ratings
18.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,502 ratings
19.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,390 ratings
20.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,878 ratings
21.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,855 ratings
22.
Caring for Eleanor
Caring for Eleanor 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
23.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 624,018 ratings
24.
The Dream of a Common Language
The Dream of a Common Language 4.32 avg rating — 6,773 ratings
25.
She’s Come Undone
She’s Come Undone 3.91 avg rating — 357,264 ratings
26.
Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1)
Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 456,723 ratings
27.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,050 ratings
28.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,779 ratings
29.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,472 ratings
30.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,362 ratings
31.
A Northern Light
A Northern Light 3.83 avg rating — 45,423 ratings
32.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating — 30,221 ratings
33.
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is 4.04 avg rating — 251,789 ratings
34.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,122 ratings
35.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,876 ratings
36.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,390 ratings
37.
Digging to America
Digging to America 3.59 avg rating — 23,217 ratings
38.
Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 462,811 ratings
39.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,081 ratings
40.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,843,087 ratings
41.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,497 ratings
42.
The Tell
The Tell 4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings
43.
The Myth of You and Me
The Myth of You and Me 3.67 avg rating — 6,520 ratings
44.
Memoirs of a Beatnik
Memoirs of a Beatnik 3.68 avg rating — 3,562 ratings
45.
Doctor January
Doctor January 3.66 avg rating — 88 ratings
45.
Is Your Body Trying to Tell You Something? : Why It Is Wise to Listen to Your Body and How Massage and Body Work Can Help
Is Your Body Trying to Tell You Something? : Why It Is Wise to Listen to Your Body and How Massage and Body Work Can Help 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
47.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,285 ratings
47.
The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers 4.09 avg rating — 230,252 ratings
49.
The Friday Night Knitting Club (Friday Night Knitting Club, #1)
The Friday Night Knitting Club (Friday Night Knitting Club, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 78,478 ratings
50.
Love You More (Tessa Leoni, #1; Detective D.D. Warren, #5)
Love You More (Tessa Leoni, #1; Detective D.D. Warren, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 55,944 ratings
51.
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name 4.47 avg rating — 90,247 ratings
52.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,357 ratings
53.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 80,369 ratings
54.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,519 ratings
55.
Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy, #2)
Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 22,816 ratings
55.
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) 3.86 avg rating — 190,132 ratings
55.
Honor (Quaker Brides, #1)
Honor (Quaker Brides, #1)
by: Lyn Cote
4.12 avg rating — 322 ratings
58.
Faithful Place
Faithful Place really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 129,797 ratings
59.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,364 ratings
60.
The Sea Keeper's Daughters (Carolina, #3)
The Sea Keeper's Daughters (Carolina, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 9,826 ratings
61.
A Life Without Water (A Life Without #1)
A Life Without Water (A Life Without #1) 3.95 avg rating — 20,919 ratings
62.
Please Look After Mom
Please Look After Mom 3.91 avg rating — 46,611 ratings
63.
The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)
The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 923,962 ratings
64.
A Gentle Rain
A Gentle Rain 4.04 avg rating — 2,208 ratings
65.
Summer Sisters
Summer Sisters 3.86 avg rating — 126,071 ratings
65.
The Ordinary Princess
The Ordinary Princess
by: M.M. Kaye
4.21 avg rating — 14,222 ratings
65.
Surviving Emily
Surviving Emily 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings
65.
Sex, Doug, and a Rocky Road
Sex, Doug, and a Rocky Road 3.76 avg rating — 55 ratings
65.
Bodily Harm
Bodily Harm 3.32 avg rating — 9,092 ratings
65.
Heart Sisters: Be the Friend You Want to Have
Heart Sisters: Be the Friend You Want to Have 4.05 avg rating — 172 ratings
65.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,268 ratings
65.
Love & Justice: A Compelling True Story Of Triumph Over Tragedy
Love & Justice: A Compelling True Story Of Triumph Over Tragedy 4.20 avg rating — 399 ratings
65.
When G-D Asks Me; When God Asks Me
When G-D Asks Me; When God Asks Me 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
65.
Between Two banks
Between Two banks liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
65.
The Influential Woman: How Every Woman Can Make a Dynamic Difference in Other Women's Lives
The Influential Woman: How Every Woman Can Make a Dynamic Difference in Other Women's Lives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
65.
If I'd Known
If I'd Known 4.49 avg rating — 242 ratings
65.
Take the U out of Clutter: The Last Clutter Book You'll Ever Need
Take the U out of Clutter: The Last Clutter Book You'll Ever Need 3.44 avg rating — 57 ratings
65.
Me She Her: A Women's Journal for Becoming
Me She Her: A Women's Journal for Becoming it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
65.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,479,704 ratings
65.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
65.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,034 ratings
82.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,059 ratings
82.
The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman 3.69 avg rating — 39,572 ratings
82.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
82.
Chasing Fireflies (The Chasing Series, #1)
Chasing Fireflies (The Chasing Series, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 193 ratings
82.
Daddies and Daughters: Tender Moments Lasting Joys
Daddies and Daughters: Tender Moments Lasting Joys 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings
82.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 307 ratings
82.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
My Year of Rest and Relaxation 3.61 avg rating — 524,811 ratings
89.
Prisoner of Tehran
Prisoner of Tehran 4.21 avg rating — 14,319 ratings
89.
The Heretic's Daughter
The Heretic's Daughter 3.79 avg rating — 36,942 ratings
89.
Cymbeline
Cymbeline 3.60 avg rating — 11,595 ratings
89.
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride 3.83 avg rating — 49,007 ratings
89.
How To Find The Right Person To Date: A Step By Step Guide To Finding The Right Partner And Detecting An Abuser
How To Find The Right Person To Date: A Step By Step Guide To Finding The Right Partner And Detecting An Abuser liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
89.
Chasing Ellie ( The Chasing Series, #2)
Chasing Ellie ( The Chasing Series, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 85 ratings
89.
girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties
girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties 3.10 avg rating — 311 ratings
89.
The Wedding Gift
The Wedding Gift 3.94 avg rating — 8,958 ratings
89.
Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 210 ratings
89.
I'm Glad My Mom Died
I'm Glad My Mom Died 4.44 avg rating — 1,350,710 ratings
99.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,213 ratings
99.
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge 4.18 avg rating — 53,715 ratings
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