Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read

101.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating — 105,232 ratings
102.
Tipping the Velvet
Tipping the Velvet 4.05 avg rating — 76,487 ratings
103.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,344 ratings
104.
Cane River
Cane River 4.08 avg rating — 50,066 ratings
105.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,395 ratings
106.
Villette
Villette 3.78 avg rating — 78,429 ratings
107.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,011 ratings
108.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,862 ratings
109.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,572 ratings
110.
The Group
The Group 3.68 avg rating — 16,960 ratings
111.
The Women's Room
The Women's Room 3.99 avg rating — 9,269 ratings
112.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,731 ratings
113.
Infidel
Infidel 4.20 avg rating — 91,943 ratings
114.
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? 4.17 avg rating — 876 ratings
115.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating — 284,932 ratings
116.
Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating — 73,852 ratings
117.
Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century
Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century 4.37 avg rating — 7,461 ratings
118.
Push
Push
by: Sapphire
3.87 avg rating — 58,127 ratings
119.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,796 ratings
120.
The Secret Magdalene
The Secret Magdalene 4.14 avg rating — 4,706 ratings
121.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating — 51,269 ratings
122.
Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)
Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 188,787 ratings
123.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating — 252,106 ratings
124.
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 102,543 ratings
125.
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride 3.83 avg rating — 49,005 ratings
126.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,463 ratings
127.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,775 ratings
128.
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 218,805 ratings
129.
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating — 320,717 ratings
130.
Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2)
Herland (The Herland Trilogy, #2) 3.48 avg rating — 24,913 ratings
131.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,217 ratings
132.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady 3.80 avg rating — 84,056 ratings
133.
How to Be a Woman
How to Be a Woman 3.71 avg rating — 109,843 ratings
134.
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins 3.88 avg rating — 8,155 ratings
135.
Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time 3.92 avg rating — 18,311 ratings
136.
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934 4.17 avg rating — 8,067 ratings
137.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,281 ratings
138.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,552 ratings
139.
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls 3.89 avg rating — 26,412 ratings
140.
The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club
by: Mary Karr
3.94 avg rating — 71,037 ratings
140.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,162 ratings
142.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,907 ratings
143.
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
144.
Fall on Your Knees
Fall on Your Knees 3.97 avg rating — 67,610 ratings
145.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,026 ratings
146.
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 — 30,045 ratings
147.
Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,361 ratings
148.
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 4.15 avg rating — 131,551 ratings
149.
The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place 4.47 avg rating — 348,495 ratings
150.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating — 76,693 ratings
151.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,888 ratings
152.
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 169,146 ratings
153.
Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8)
Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8) 4.24 avg rating — 55,118 ratings
154.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,620 ratings
155.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,329 ratings
156.
The Birth House
The Birth House
by: Ami McKay
4.04 avg rating — 45,661 ratings
157.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,369 ratings
158.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,804 ratings
159.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,822 ratings
160.
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
161.
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape 4.05 avg rating — 4,079 ratings
162.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,904 ratings
163.
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center 4.45 avg rating — 8,771 ratings
164.
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex 3.85 avg rating — 59,577 ratings
165.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,598 ratings
166.
Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving
Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving 4.08 avg rating — 1,305 ratings
167.
The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road
The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road 3.91 avg rating — 654 ratings
168.
The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage 3.53 avg rating — 3,344 ratings
169.
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 — 80,362 ratings
169.
Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World
Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World 3.94 avg rating — 1,773 ratings
171.
Full Frontal Feminism
Full Frontal Feminism 3.86 avg rating — 8,056 ratings
172.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,579 ratings
173.
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
by: Anonymous
4.29 avg rating — 17,073 ratings
174.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf 4.29 avg rating — 34,461 ratings
175.
Annie John
Annie John 3.72 avg rating — 12,515 ratings
176.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating — 138,050 ratings
177.
The Tale of Murasaki
The Tale of Murasaki 3.84 avg rating — 4,509 ratings
178.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,617 ratings
179.
The Wall
The Wall 4.03 avg rating — 27,518 ratings
180.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,714 ratings
181.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 114,921 ratings
182.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,143 ratings
183.
Journal of a Solitude
Journal of a Solitude 4.14 avg rating — 5,895 ratings
184.
What It Is
What It Is 4.17 avg rating — 23,326 ratings
185.
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) 3.93 avg rating — 166,043 ratings
186.
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey 4.03 avg rating — 1,485 ratings
187.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating — 79,266 ratings
188.
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions 4.19 avg rating — 5,031 ratings
189.
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 129,685 ratings
190.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
191.
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women 4.04 avg rating — 9,232 ratings
192.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,936 ratings
193.
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Short Stories
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down: Short Stories 4.01 avg rating — 3,360 ratings
194.
Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings
Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings 4.09 avg rating — 523 ratings
194.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating — 153,725 ratings
196.
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) 4.36 avg rating — 156,354 ratings
197.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating — 41,366 ratings
198.
Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #6)
Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 71,133 ratings
198.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 84,379 ratings
198.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,685 ratings
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