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1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 7,139,390 ratings score: 9,146, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.30 avg rating — 5,024,790 ratings score: 7,274, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.16 avg rating — 2,421,699 ratings score: 6,053, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,103,786 ratings score: 5,174, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 719,348 ratings score: 4,296, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.89 avg rating — 2,302,381 ratings score: 3,659, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 770,450 ratings score: 3,454, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 644,681 ratings score: 3,167, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,571,024 ratings score: 2,907, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.12 avg rating — 815,102 ratings score: 2,761, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.16 avg rating — 2,147,907 ratings score: 2,604, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.32 avg rating — 1,272,861 ratings score: 2,523, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,188,529 ratings score: 2,488, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 4.25 avg rating — 370,743 ratings score: 2,312, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 799,255 ratings score: 2,176, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Color Purple (The Color Purple, #1) by Alice Walker 4.28 avg rating — 774,721 ratings score: 2,127, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 3.85 avg rating — 309,983 ratings score: 1,877, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) by Jean M. Auel 4.11 avg rating — 288,431 ratings score: 1,848, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Emma by Jane Austen 4.05 avg rating — 1,026,077 ratings score: 1,839, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 861,064 ratings score: 1,813, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Being Lucy: The Story of a Mountain Recluse by Dale Lorna Jacobsen (Goodreads Author) 4.84 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 1,600, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 1,036,104 ratings score: 1,455, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.60 avg rating — 291,986 ratings score: 1,441, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 4.27 avg rating — 335,676 ratings score: 1,349, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,728,668 ratings score: 1,343, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 412,518 ratings score: 1,331, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,695,186 ratings score: 1,316, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.36 avg rating — 10,305,938 ratings score: 1,297, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 96,736 ratings score: 1,289, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.11 avg rating — 971,111 ratings score: 1,214, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.04 avg rating — 1,649,093 ratings score: 1,201, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 865,409 ratings score: 1,177, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 4.07 avg rating — 604,858 ratings score: 1,167, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.04 avg rating — 1,322,687 ratings score: 1,162, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	White Oleander by Janet Fitch (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 372,083 ratings score: 1,122, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.04 avg rating — 673,730 ratings score: 1,029, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 4.06 avg rating — 136,786 ratings score: 1,005, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 3.81 avg rating — 135,410 ratings score: 967, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.21 avg rating — 307,051 ratings score: 966, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 2,219,237 ratings score: 927, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Middlemarch by George Eliot 4.05 avg rating — 188,268 ratings score: 918, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 3.86 avg rating — 142,764 ratings score: 914, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 145,095 ratings score: 900, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	When Secrets Bloom (Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows, #1) by Patricia Furstenberg (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 900, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Misery by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 863,442 ratings score: 863, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) by Jean M. Auel 4.05 avg rating — 98,683 ratings score: 838, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 395,589 ratings score: 833, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Voyager (Outlander, #3) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 338,618 ratings score: 807, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4.14 avg rating — 326,331 ratings score: 796, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 232,119 ratings score: 791, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 331,531 ratings score: 740, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Katherine by Anya Seton 4.21 avg rating — 37,033 ratings score: 734, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.31 avg rating — 755,500 ratings score: 733, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.33 avg rating — 1,159,341 ratings score: 731, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 275,448 ratings score: 711, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.31 avg rating — 535,193 ratings score: 702, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	A Tempest Soul by Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 300 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,879,718 ratings score: 682, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 167,631 ratings score: 667, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald 3.97 avg rating — 68,947 ratings score: 666, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 349,900 ratings score: 660, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) by Johanna Spyri 4.05 avg rating — 215,351 ratings score: 659, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 200,277 ratings score: 652, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,894,966 ratings score: 635, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 3.98 avg rating — 119,185 ratings score: 623, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4.09 avg rating — 1,345,114 ratings score: 619, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 182,726 ratings score: 610, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1) by Cassandra Yorke (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 3.80 avg rating — 87,009 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Empress by Shan Sa 3.70 avg rating — 6,528 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Sundowners by Lesley Lokko (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,461 ratings score: 572, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 51,467 ratings score: 562, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Russian Concubine (The Russian Concubine, #1) by Kate Furnivall (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 10,231 ratings score: 555, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 3.87 avg rating — 81,262 ratings score: 548, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) by Jean M. Auel 3.97 avg rating — 79,663 ratings score: 544, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 645,653 ratings score: 528, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1) by Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 265,070 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.20 avg rating — 832,768 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 173,674 ratings score: 522, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 50,242 ratings score: 520, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III 3.86 avg rating — 137,669 ratings score: 511, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Summer Sisters by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 146,292 ratings score: 482, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 48,355 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 4.03 avg rating — 105,918 ratings score: 466, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 134,566 ratings score: 454, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 127,065 ratings score: 453, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Carrie by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 888,793 ratings score: 450, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi 3.67 avg rating — 144,348 ratings score: 449, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 15,581 ratings score: 441, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 3.83 avg rating — 49,552 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan 3.85 avg rating — 92,516 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer 4.15 avg rating — 13,271 ratings score: 431, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 367,061 ratings score: 425, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	A Painted House by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 106,326 ratings score: 424, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 822,010 ratings score: 424, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 136,176 ratings score: 409, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Crucible by Arthur Miller 3.61 avg rating — 477,819 ratings score: 402, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Illuminating Gracie by Lisa C. Temple (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Aloha Spirit by Linda Ulleseit (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 502,833 ratings score: 394, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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654 books · 436 voters · list created May 26th, 2009 by Dania (votes) .

Tags: best, epics, family-sagas, female-perspective, fiction, historical-fiction, sagas

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message 1: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Aug 10, 2009 11:16AM

The Hobbit is from a female perspective??????

I can't recall a female character in the book, frankly.

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message 2: by Dania (new)

Nov 27, 2009 04:42PM

Susanna wrote: "The Hobbit is from a female perspective??????

I can't recall a female character in the book, frankly."

there are quite a few that aren't female perspective... I should have just called it 'female perspective'

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message 3: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 28, 2009 12:19PM

And Harry Potter, love it though I do, is neither historical fiction or from the female perspective!

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message 4: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Feb 27, 2012 02:17PM

What's up with this list? Just in the top 10, both The Kite Runner and The Hobbit are by men, about men, with barely a minor female character to be seen! Where's the "female perspective" in that?

Glancing over the rest of the list, it looks about as bad.

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message 5: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Feb 27, 2012 04:27PM

There isn't a female character in The Hobbit!

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message 6: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Feb 27, 2012 05:25PM

Hah, that's true--I was thinking of Lord of the Rings.

What were people thinking?? I think that a lot when I look at Goodreads lists, but... Really?

Actually, I'm going to be optimistic and assume the voters were female and thought it was a list of books that can be enjoyed by female readers.

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message 7: by Dania (new)

Mar 01, 2012 08:23PM

agreed... *sigh* although if anyone has any suggestions of a good book that SHOULD be on this list, please suggest it in the comments! I'm really interested, the entire reason for creating this list was to find new books to read...

;)thanks

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message 8: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 01, 2012 09:02PM

Dania, if there's anything you'd like removed from the list, just say so.

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message 9: by Dania (new)

Mar 07, 2012 06:53PM

... really? how? O.O

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message 10: by Dania (new)

Mar 07, 2012 06:56PM

anything that doesn't fit really. I don't know all of them so I can't really say, except for the obvious ones like the hobbit, harry potter, Huckleberry Finn, the road (I think), etc.

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message 11: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Mar 07, 2012 09:17PM) (new)

Mar 07, 2012 08:57PM

I'll start with non-fiction (if any) and books that I know don't qualify (hello, Hobbit!).

Removed:

The Hobbit
Harry Potter
Huck Finn
The Road

Question but am retaining for the moment:

The Odyssey
The Heart of Darkness
A Separate Peace
Gulliver's Travels (May be women in the book, but I don't recall it being told from a female perspective.)
Portnoy's Complaint

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message 12: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 08, 2012 12:22PM

Removing Heart of Darkness; verified there are no women in it.

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message 13: by Jennifer (new)

May 07, 2012 08:28PM

As much as I adore SE Hinton's The Outsiders, it is NOT written from a female's perspective. :/

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message 14: by Petra (new)

Dec 11, 2012 12:52AM

Pi from The Life of Pi is a boy, the story is told from his perspective, and there's hardly any women in it...And umm Lolita..? A novel about a (male)pedophile called Humbert Humbert...

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message 15: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Dec 11, 2012 07:38AM

Removed for being from a male perspective:

The Kite Runner
Of Mice and Men
The Life of Pi
The Odyssey
Lolita
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
A Separate Peace
Gulliver's Travels

I'm being conservative about deleting, so some books that don't seem to me to fit the spirit of the list (like Pillars of the Earth--written by a man, with one female main character among many) I'm leaving because at least a chunk of the book is from a "female" perspective.

If you see other books that are a) written by a male author and b) with all male protagonists please comment with that information. A book is not "from a female perspective" just because it has a female character in it if she's seen through a male POV throughout. Personally I don't think being written by a female author with all male protagonists should be enough to stay on the list either, but I don't feel comfortable deleting those at the moment.

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message 16: by Esther (new)

Jan 23, 2013 10:55AM

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is definitely not from a female perspective.

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message 17: by Ashleigh (new)

Mar 12, 2013 01:09PM

I love how a lot of these, especially the ones at the top of the list, are all classics. It seems like there aren't many modern-day female perspectives - and characters, for that matter - that are really, really good, not like Jane Eyre or Rebecca.

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message 18: by Donna (last edited May 14, 2013 04:04PM) (new)

May 14, 2013 03:39PM

Paula (Isabel Allende) is a memoir, no? It has elements of the supernatural, but I believe it is considered a memoir. Won't remove it unless others agree.

That's not the case with No Country for Old Men, which is a male POV through and through, and now, it's gone.

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message 19: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 26, 2013 08:07PM

Portney's Complaint is somehow back up there again!

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message 20: by Sparrowlicious (new)

Feb 21, 2014 03:12AM

Apparently this is a high maintenance list.
'The Outsiders' has a male perspective (even if Hinton is said to be a genius writer, that would be a different list)
'The Timetraveler's Wife' is from the male MC's perspective if I remember correctly.

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message 21: by Jenny (new)

Feb 21, 2014 02:11PM

Eat, Pray, Love is not a novel!

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message 22: by [deleted user] (new)

Feb 21, 2014 02:23PM

Jenny wrote: "Eat, Pray, Love is not a novel!"

I will delete it, thanks!

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message 23: by Kirsten (new)

Mar 24, 2014 03:18PM

Wuthering Heights is mostly not from a female perspective (though some of it is). :/ Not sure if that counts or not...

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message 24: by Mary (new)

May 10, 2014 09:44PM

I met the author Amy Tan the author of the Joy Luck Club before in person.

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message 25: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 04, 2015 03:02AM) (new)

Oct 04, 2015 02:58AM

@Dania
I'm confused... ;-) Even more so after reading the comments above and noticing some of the books on this list :-0

"from Female Perspective" means a story told by a woman/seen through a woman's eyes? No matter whether the book is written by a male or female author?

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message 26: by Kirsten (new)

Oct 05, 2015 02:39PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "@Dania
I'm confused... ;-) Even more so after reading the comments above and noticing some of the books on this list :-0

"from Female Perspective" means a story told by a woman/seen through a woma..." That's what I have taken it to mean.

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message 27: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Oct 06, 2015 07:18AM

Kirsten wrote: "That's what I have taken it to mean. ..."

Me too, but some of the titles on this list are not even close...

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