Favorite Books of Women Born in the 40s and 50s

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,905 ratings
2.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,016 ratings
3.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,389 ratings
4.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,169 ratings
5.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,370 ratings
6.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,952 ratings
7.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,195 ratings
8.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,175 ratings
9.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,455 ratings
10.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,794 ratings
11.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,238 ratings
12.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,965 ratings
13.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,195 ratings
14.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,942 ratings
15.
Women in Love
Women in Love 3.66 avg rating — 33,142 ratings
16.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,415 ratings
16.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,379 ratings
18.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,255 ratings
19.
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 584,666 ratings
20.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,866 ratings
21.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,505 ratings
22.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,982 ratings
23.
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 — 3,691,040 ratings
24.
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are 4.25 avg rating — 1,042,996 ratings
25.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,987 ratings
26.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,978 ratings
26.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,960 ratings
28.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers 4.20 avg rating — 118,241 ratings
29.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,117 ratings
30.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,874 ratings
31.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,318 ratings
32.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,771 ratings
33.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,516 ratings
34.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,127 ratings
35.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,459 ratings
36.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,153 ratings
37.
Life After Life (Todd Family #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,985 ratings
38.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,568 ratings
39.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,094 ratings
40.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,068 ratings
41.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear 4.10 avg rating — 278,693 ratings
42.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating — 269,112 ratings
43.
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 49,819 ratings
44.
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2)
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 38,936 ratings
45.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,097 ratings
46.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,769 ratings
46.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,773 ratings
48.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,995 ratings
49.
A God in Ruins
A God in Ruins 3.95 avg rating — 59,184 ratings
50.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,491 ratings
51.
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove 4.56 avg rating — 222,348 ratings
52.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,828 ratings
53.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,496 ratings
54.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,640 ratings
54.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,622 ratings
56.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,510 ratings
57.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,808 ratings
58.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,227 ratings
59.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,442 ratings
60.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,454 ratings
61.
Kane and Abel (Kane & Abel, #1)
Kane and Abel (Kane & Abel, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 128,778 ratings
62.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,873 ratings
62.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,652 ratings
64.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,375 ratings
65.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,473 ratings
66.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,431 ratings
67.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24,360 ratings
67.
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,271 ratings
69.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,932 ratings
70.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,059 ratings
71.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,477 ratings
72.
Everything I Never Told You
Everything I Never Told You 3.83 avg rating — 598,255 ratings
73.
Long Walk To Freedom
Long Walk To Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,322 ratings
74.
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War 4.10 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
75.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,925 ratings
76.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,868 ratings
77.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,211 ratings
78.
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air 4.41 avg rating — 767,246 ratings
79.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,084 ratings
80.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,433 ratings
81.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,769 ratings
81.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,783 ratings
83.
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life 4.23 avg rating — 18,374 ratings
84.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 190,401 ratings
84.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,521 ratings
84.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,929 ratings
87.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,109 ratings
88.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,213 ratings
89.
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 13,123 ratings
90.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,197 ratings
91.
Little Bee
Little Bee 3.72 avg rating — 247,076 ratings
91.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,201 ratings
93.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,204 ratings
94.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,667 ratings
95.
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 — 989,192 ratings
96.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,485 ratings
97.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,773 ratings
98.
Plainsong (Plainsong, #1)
Plainsong (Plainsong, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 78,100 ratings
99.
The Cloister Walk
The Cloister Walk 4.05 avg rating — 8,887 ratings
99.
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe 4.18 avg rating — 18,438 ratings
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