To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,376 books — 1,164 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowNefertiti by Michelle    MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle    Moran
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
447 books — 967 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,808 books — 1,693 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusPompeii by Robert   Harris
Best Books About Ancient Rome
746 books — 1,097 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Memoirs by Women
3,213 books — 3,261 voters

Carrie by Stephen  KingMatilda by Roald DahlFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Bad Mothers
71 books — 24 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Radium Girls by Kate  MooreRejected Princesses by Jason PorathGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena FavilliHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Overlooked Women of History
955 books — 236 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWomen's Work by Elizabeth Wayland BarberCleopatra by Stacy SchiffSex with Kings by Eleanor HermanShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Women's History Written by Women
980 books — 195 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearBelow Stairs by Margaret Powell
Read in place of watching Downton Abbey
262 books — 125 voters
Wild Life by Keena RobertsMaid by Stephanie  LandThe Five by Hallie RubenholdWhat You Have Heard Is True by Carolyn ForchéThe Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara
Women's biographies 2019
271 books — 125 voters


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