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

101.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,479,728 ratings
102.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,959 ratings
103.
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country 4.07 avg rating — 119,165 ratings
104.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 92,494 ratings
105.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,772 ratings
106.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea 4.14 avg rating — 54,662 ratings
106.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,855 ratings
108.
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History 4.05 avg rating — 70,021 ratings
109.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,340 ratings
110.
French Exit
French Exit 3.55 avg rating — 28,148 ratings
111.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,258 ratings
112.
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1)
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 182,235 ratings
113.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,374 ratings
114.
The Round House
The Round House 3.98 avg rating — 122,366 ratings
114.
Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)
Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)
by: J.D. Robb
4.34 avg rating — 44,642 ratings
116.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,728 ratings
116.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,250 ratings
118.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,268 ratings
118.
A Darkness Absolute (Rockton, #2)
A Darkness Absolute (Rockton, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 15,027 ratings
118.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating — 351,427 ratings
121.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) 4.03 avg rating — 29,642 ratings
122.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End 4.49 avg rating — 210,915 ratings
123.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating — 44,669 ratings
124.
The Husband's Secret
The Husband's Secret 3.95 avg rating — 713,284 ratings
124.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,780 ratings
126.
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 75,073 ratings
127.
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love 3.75 avg rating — 30,046 ratings
127.
My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1)
My Brilliant Friend (L'amica geniale #1) 4.05 avg rating — 435,689 ratings
127.
Shock Wave (Virgil Flowers, #5)
Shock Wave (Virgil Flowers, #5) 4.22 avg rating — 25,235 ratings
130.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating — 208,901 ratings
131.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,294 ratings
131.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,768 ratings
133.
Under the Wide and Starry Sky
Under the Wide and Starry Sky 3.61 avg rating — 18,809 ratings
134.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,755 ratings
134.
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,814 ratings
136.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,246 ratings
136.
Foundation (Foundation #1)
Foundation (Foundation #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,949 ratings
138.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,581 ratings
139.
The Lowland
The Lowland 3.88 avg rating — 95,701 ratings
139.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,590 ratings
141.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,855 ratings
142.
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 110,186 ratings
142.
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story 4.20 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
142.
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science 4.28 avg rating — 51,630 ratings
145.
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by: J.D. Robb
4.13 avg rating — 201,520 ratings
145.
Second Foundation
Second Foundation 4.27 avg rating — 197,725 ratings
147.
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog 4.22 avg rating — 19,800 ratings
148.
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand 3.90 avg rating — 144,384 ratings
148.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,806 ratings
150.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,815 ratings
150.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
152.
What Katy Did
What Katy Did 3.89 avg rating — 20,240 ratings
153.
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 33,673 ratings
153.
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 3.69 avg rating — 17,768 ratings
155.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,731 ratings
155.
The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry Book One)
The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry Book One) 3.96 avg rating — 26,221 ratings
157.
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 100,185 ratings
158.
Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder, #8)
Among the Wicked (Kate Burkholder, #8) 4.23 avg rating — 17,258 ratings
159.
The Darkest Road (Fionavar Tapestry, Book 3)
The Darkest Road (Fionavar Tapestry, Book 3) 4.20 avg rating — 18,715 ratings
160.
Loving Frank
Loving Frank 3.77 avg rating — 100,843 ratings
160.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,782 ratings
162.
The Dragonriders of Pern: Books 1-3
The Dragonriders of Pern: Books 1-3 4.28 avg rating — 30,707 ratings
163.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,813 ratings
164.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 169,177 ratings
164.
The Happy Hollisters (Happy Hollisters, #1)
The Happy Hollisters (Happy Hollisters, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 2,297 ratings
166.
Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump 3.92 avg rating — 11,401 ratings
167.
A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 85,617 ratings
168.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,157 ratings
169.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,674,171 ratings
170.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent 4.09 avg rating — 124,246 ratings
171.
Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation 3.92 avg rating — 78,541 ratings
172.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,163 ratings
173.
Solomon's song
Solomon's song 4.06 avg rating — 5,727 ratings
174.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,282 ratings
174.
Spark of Life: A Novel of Resistance
Spark of Life: A Novel of Resistance 4.53 avg rating — 6,466 ratings
174.
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) 4.24 avg rating — 21,666 ratings
174.
Old Heart
Old Heart 3.96 avg rating — 534 ratings
174.
Vorkosigan's Game: The Vor Game \ Borders of Infinity
Vorkosigan's Game: The Vor Game \ Borders of Infinity 4.44 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
179.
Hidden Riches
Hidden Riches 4.08 avg rating — 22,100 ratings
179.
Surviving "Terminal" Cancer: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won't Tell You About
Surviving "Terminal" Cancer: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won't Tell You About 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
179.
Borders of Infinity (7) (Vorkosigan Saga)
Borders of Infinity (7) (Vorkosigan Saga) 4.26 avg rating — 11,883 ratings
182.
On the Island (On the Island, #1)
On the Island (On the Island, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 86,484 ratings
182.
Joshua and the Shepherd
Joshua and the Shepherd 4.15 avg rating — 603 ratings
182.
The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm 4.24 avg rating — 96 ratings
182.
Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Written in Red (The Others, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 63,876 ratings
182.
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp 3.88 avg rating — 3,994 ratings
182.
A New World: An Epic of Colonial America
A New World: An Epic of Colonial America 4.25 avg rating — 84 ratings
182.
The Past through Tomorrow (Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #1-21)
The Past through Tomorrow (Future History or "Heinlein Timeline" #1-21) 4.16 avg rating — 16,725 ratings
189.
Catcher's Keeper: A twist on a classic
Catcher's Keeper: A twist on a classic 4.24 avg rating — 54 ratings
189.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,463 ratings
189.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,866 ratings
189.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,409 ratings
189.
The Mountains of Mourning
The Mountains of Mourning 4.28 avg rating — 8,908 ratings
194.
Leaving Time
Leaving Time really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 198,193 ratings
194.
Harvest Home
Harvest Home 3.82 avg rating — 10,725 ratings
194.
God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,876 ratings
194.
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5)
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 19,065 ratings
198.
Joshua: A Parable for Today
Joshua: A Parable for Today 4.01 avg rating — 4,933 ratings
198.
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport #1)
Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport #1) 4.11 avg rating — 92,709 ratings
198.
The Guest Cat
The Guest Cat 3.55 avg rating — 34,199 ratings
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