Strong Female Leads in Literature & Fiction (all genres)

1.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,926 ratings
2.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,862 ratings
3.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,704 ratings
4.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,935 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,568 ratings
6.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,307 ratings
7.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,791 ratings
8.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,048 ratings
9.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,720 ratings
10.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,697 ratings
11.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,387 ratings
12.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,945 ratings
13.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,497 ratings
14.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,319 ratings
15.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,193 ratings
16.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,994 ratings
17.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,340 ratings
18.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,918 ratings
19.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,187,929 ratings
20.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,858 ratings
21.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,449 ratings
22.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,336 ratings
23.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,662 ratings
24.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,503 ratings
25.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,760 ratings
26.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,712 ratings
27.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,307 ratings
28.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,754 ratings
29.
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 673,538 ratings
30.
A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5)
A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5) 4.60 avg rating — 64,123 ratings
31.
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,926 ratings
32.
Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1)
Storm and Silence (Storm and Silence, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 29,403 ratings
33.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,293 ratings
34.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,625 ratings
35.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,227 ratings
36.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,684 ratings
37.
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
by: Susan Ee
4.10 avg rating — 197,227 ratings
38.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,769 ratings
39.
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,922 ratings
40.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,509 ratings
40.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,666 ratings
42.
Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,111 ratings
43.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,432 ratings
44.
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,093 ratings
45.
Saga #1
Saga #1 4.20 avg rating — 49,978 ratings
46.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating — 170,456 ratings
47.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 3.99 avg rating — 422,975 ratings
48.
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,071 ratings
49.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,854 ratings
50.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
51.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,856 ratings
52.
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 128,579 ratings
53.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,715,941 ratings
54.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,985 ratings
55.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,540 ratings
56.
Dancing on Coals
Dancing on Coals 4.15 avg rating — 5,526 ratings
57.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,236 ratings
58.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,147 ratings
59.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating — 299,532 ratings
60.
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
61.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,177 ratings
62.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,502 ratings
63.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,634 ratings
64.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,797 ratings
65.
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) 4.22 avg rating — 78,090 ratings
66.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 83,321 ratings
67.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 41,351 ratings
68.
Dragonwitch (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #5)
Dragonwitch (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #5) 4.43 avg rating — 769 ratings
69.
Veiled Rose (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #2)
Veiled Rose (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,358 ratings
70.
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,149,590 ratings
71.
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4) 4.36 avg rating — 59,578 ratings
72.
Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2)
Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 48,271 ratings
73.
Chosen (The Warrior Chronicles, #1)
Chosen (The Warrior Chronicles, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 21,451 ratings
74.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,931 ratings
75.
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,133,556 ratings
76.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,152 ratings
77.
The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1)
The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 97,043 ratings
78.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,202 ratings
79.
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 — 273,162 ratings
80.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,361 ratings
80.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,853 ratings
82.
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1)
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 231,963 ratings
83.
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,462 ratings
84.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,884 ratings
85.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,348,930 ratings
86.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,146 ratings
86.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,239 ratings
88.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,721 ratings
89.
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,263 ratings
89.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,101 ratings
91.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,784 ratings
91.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,800 ratings
91.
Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2)
Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 72,942 ratings
94.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,958 ratings
95.
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 98,546 ratings
96.
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
97.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,590 ratings
97.
Her Lover's Face
Her Lover's Face 4.43 avg rating — 68 ratings
99.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,039 ratings
100.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,955 ratings
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