Favorite Works By Female Authors

1.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,819 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,991 ratings
3.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,523 ratings
4.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,412 ratings
5.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,515 ratings
6.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,208 ratings
7.
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 155,183 ratings
8.
Revenge in 3 Parts (Angeline Porter Trilogy #1)
Revenge in 3 Parts (Angeline Porter Trilogy #1) 4.33 avg rating — 45 ratings
9.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,970 ratings
10.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,623 ratings
11.
Mambo in Chinatown
Mambo in Chinatown
by: Jean Kwok
3.76 avg rating — 5,636 ratings
12.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,380 ratings
13.
Beloved
Beloved 3.97 avg rating — 476,956 ratings
14.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,686 ratings
15.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,411 ratings
16.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,201 ratings
17.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,155 ratings
18.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,461 ratings
19.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,943 ratings
20.
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer 4.03 avg rating — 45,117 ratings
21.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,831 ratings
22.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,198 ratings
23.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,960 ratings
24.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,212 ratings
25.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,558 ratings
26.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,459 ratings
27.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,838 ratings
28.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,695 ratings
29.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,840 ratings
29.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,468 ratings
31.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,808 ratings
32.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,778 ratings
33.
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) 4.22 avg rating — 78,094 ratings
34.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,455 ratings
35.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,018 ratings
35.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,089 ratings
37.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.06 avg rating — 234,450 ratings
38.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,139 ratings
39.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina 4.14 avg rating — 46,995 ratings
40.
Lucky Us
Lucky Us
by: Amy Bloom
3.22 avg rating — 17,902 ratings
40.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,184 ratings
42.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,182 ratings
42.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,018 ratings
44.
Crow Lake
Crow Lake 4.01 avg rating — 27,499 ratings
45.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
46.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,442 ratings
47.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 816,072 ratings
47.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,456 ratings
49.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,364 ratings
49.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating — 41,766 ratings
51.
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 4.22 avg rating — 27,690 ratings
52.
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 69,774 ratings
53.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,919 ratings
54.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating — 79,266 ratings
55.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,827 ratings
56.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,341 ratings
56.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,854 ratings
58.
Blood and Chocolate
Blood and Chocolate 3.80 avg rating — 43,721 ratings
59.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating — 93,096 ratings
60.
Stony Kill
Stony Kill 3.86 avg rating — 58 ratings
61.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
62.
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
63.
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama 3.71 avg rating — 35,013 ratings
63.
Eva Luna
Eva Luna really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57,549 ratings
63.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,269 ratings
63.
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1)
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1) 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings
63.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
63.
Miael: Family
Miael: Family 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
69.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,140 ratings
69.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,737 ratings
71.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,529 ratings
72.
Fire and Hemlock
Fire and Hemlock 3.96 avg rating — 10,994 ratings
73.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth 4.11 avg rating — 12,166 ratings
74.
M.C. Higgins, the Great
M.C. Higgins, the Great 3.43 avg rating — 4,364 ratings
75.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,061 ratings
76.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
77.
Kristin Lavransdatter
Kristin Lavransdatter 4.31 avg rating — 13,883 ratings
78.
Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating — 1,160,574 ratings
79.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,540 ratings
80.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock 3.66 avg rating — 29,098 ratings
80.
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation 3.93 avg rating — 47,006 ratings
82.
500 Great Books by Women
500 Great Books by Women 3.94 avg rating — 192 ratings
83.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,853 ratings
83.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,209 ratings
85.
Read or Die: A Story of Survival, Hope, and How a Life Was Saved One Book at a Time
Read or Die: A Story of Survival, Hope, and How a Life Was Saved One Book at a Time 4.65 avg rating — 57 ratings
85.
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 105,773 ratings
87.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,787 ratings
88.
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism 4.50 avg rating — 18,477 ratings
89.
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts 3.73 avg rating — 33,276 ratings
90.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,163 ratings
91.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,484 ratings
92.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 3.71 avg rating — 125,618 ratings
92.
Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon, #6)
Blind Descent (Anna Pigeon, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 11,367 ratings
94.
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
The Beans of Egypt, Maine 3.58 avg rating — 3,821 ratings
95.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,408 ratings
96.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 4.37 avg rating — 49,652 ratings
96.
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain 4.02 avg rating — 49,926 ratings
98.
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean 4.04 avg rating — 11,332 ratings
99.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,848 ratings
100.
Going Bovine
Going Bovine 3.67 avg rating — 35,141 ratings
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