Worst Female Characters of ALL TIME (460 books)

Whether she's boring, weak, unrealistic, annoying or infitting, SHE ruined the book!

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1	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.67 avg rating — 7,244,172 ratings score: 37,379, and 376 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	New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer 3.62 avg rating — 2,112,283 ratings score: 21,848, and 223 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	Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.76 avg rating — 1,859,896 ratings score: 20,160, and 206 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	Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) by Stephenie Meyer 3.74 avg rating — 1,978,919 ratings score: 19,209, and 199 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	Marked (House of Night, #1) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 521,468 ratings score: 14,900, and 152 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	Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,842,165 ratings score: 14,384, and 148 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	Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 298,251 ratings score: 12,070, and 124 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	Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 616,104 ratings score: 11,737, and 121 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	Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 741,187 ratings score: 11,249, and 116 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 Twilight Saga (Twilight, #1-4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.94 avg rating — 122,809 ratings score: 11,198, and 116 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	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,154,010 ratings score: 8,524, and 89 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	Midnight Sun [2008 Draft] by Stephenie Meyer 4.01 avg rating — 148,884 ratings score: 5,813, 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
13	Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 813,315 ratings score: 5,616, and 59 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	Halo (Halo, #1) by Alexandra Adornetto 3.67 avg rating — 70,839 ratings score: 5,078, and 53 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	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.86 avg rating — 1,046,085 ratings score: 5,021, and 53 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	Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 619,840 ratings score: 4,743, and 50 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	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.12 avg rating — 3,676,843 ratings score: 4,263, and 44 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	Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 99,758 ratings score: 3,765, and 40 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	Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 970,484 ratings score: 3,498, and 37 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	Shadowland (The Immortals, #3) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 86,249 ratings score: 3,254, and 35 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	The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,746,396 ratings score: 3,188, and 34 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	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,346,430 ratings score: 3,050, and 32 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	Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 706,766 ratings score: 2,981, 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
24	Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 909,507 ratings score: 2,796, and 30 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	Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 616,936 ratings score: 2,660, 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
26	Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 336,661 ratings score: 2,553, 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
27	Nightshade (Nightshade, #1; Nightshade World, #4) by Andrea Cremer (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 84,490 ratings score: 2,542, and 27 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	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 2,803,234 ratings score: 2,370, 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
29	Dark Flame (The Immortals, #4) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 65,464 ratings score: 2,302, 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
30	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.90 avg rating — 2,014,495 ratings score: 2,293, and 24 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	Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 298,997 ratings score: 2,287, and 24 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	Firelight (Firelight, #1) by Sophie Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 70,553 ratings score: 2,233, 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
33	Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 495,706 ratings score: 2,211, and 24 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	Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 244,514 ratings score: 2,201, and 24 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	Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 67,140 ratings score: 2,057, and 22 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	The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) by Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 87,300 ratings score: 2,007, and 21 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	Evernight (Evernight, #1) by Claudia Gray (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 82,309 ratings score: 1,974, and 21 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	Midnight (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #3) by L.J. Smith 3.75 avg rating — 28,547 ratings score: 1,954, and 21 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	Betrayed (House of Night, #2) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 279,286 ratings score: 1,818, 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
40	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 4,105,849 ratings score: 1,790, and 19 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	Chosen (House of Night, #3) by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 254,056 ratings score: 1,730, and 19 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	Passion (Fallen, #3) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 176,346 ratings score: 1,699, and 19 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	Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 279,129 ratings score: 1,608, and 17 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
44	Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 119,319 ratings score: 1,588, and 17 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	Thoughtless (Thoughtless, #1) by S.C. Stephens (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 141,788 ratings score: 1,555, 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
46	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 5,847,367 ratings score: 1,533, 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
47	Ghostgirl (Ghostgirl, #1) by Tonya Hurley (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 21,388 ratings score: 1,522, and 17 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	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,789,847 ratings score: 1,512, 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
49	Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 478,369 ratings score: 1,379, 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
50	Stray (Shifters, #1) by Rachel Vincent (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 37,406 ratings score: 1,351, 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
51	Hades (Halo, #2) by Alexandra Adornetto 3.94 avg rating — 33,483 ratings score: 1,342, 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
52	Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades, #1-3) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 131,631 ratings score: 1,182, 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
53	Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 559,431 ratings score: 1,175, 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
54	City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 990,252 ratings score: 1,083, 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
55	Everlasting (The Immortals, #6) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 49,450 ratings score: 1,031, 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
56	Looking for Alaska by John Green (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,736,728 ratings score: 1,030, 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
57	Night Star (The Immortals, #5) by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 54,971 ratings score: 1,005, 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
58	Die for Me (Revenants, #1) by Amy Plum (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 55,995 ratings score: 972, 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
59	Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,334,143 ratings score: 953, 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
60	Wake (Wake, #1) by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 82,654 ratings score: 931, 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
61	Spells (Wings, #2) by Aprilynne Pike 3.97 avg rating — 42,586 ratings score: 913, 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
62	Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, #2) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 64,036 ratings score: 877, 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
63	After (After, #1) by Anna Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 370,645 ratings score: 869, 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
64	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,693,741 ratings score: 858, 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
65	Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore 4.06 avg rating — 479,346 ratings score: 852, 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
66	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 944,402 ratings score: 825, 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
67	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi 3.84 avg rating — 1,200,546 ratings score: 823, 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
68	Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1) by C.C. Hunter (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 94,769 ratings score: 815, 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
69	After We Collided (After, #2) by Anna Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 235,183 ratings score: 767, 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
70	The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty, #1) by A.N. Roquelaure 3.21 avg rating — 61,021 ratings score: 761, 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
71	Shopaholic Abroad (Shopaholic, #2) by Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 127,153 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
72	The Initiation / The Captive Part I (The Secret Circle, #1-2) by L.J. Smith 3.95 avg rating — 24,271 ratings score: 739, 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
73	Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 475,023 ratings score: 718, 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
74	Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 3.84 avg rating — 301,247 ratings score: 679, 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	Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) by Rachel Caine 3.92 avg rating — 103,411 ratings score: 645, 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	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 553,020 ratings score: 642, 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
77	Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 129,186 ratings score: 637, 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
78	The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver, #1) by E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 27,084 ratings score: 630, 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
78	Switched (Trylle, #1) by Amanda Hocking (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 102,640 ratings score: 630, 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
80	Private (Private, #1) by Kate Brian 3.77 avg rating — 19,818 ratings score: 629, 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
81	Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 128,874 ratings score: 612, 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
82	Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 166,226 ratings score: 586, 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
83	The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 218,244 ratings score: 581, 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
84	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 3.86 avg rating — 377,528 ratings score: 566, 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
85	After We Fell (After, #3) by Anna Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 182,508 ratings score: 565, 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	Taking Chances (Taking Chances, #1) by Molly McAdams (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 48,058 ratings score: 564, 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
87	Darkfever (Fever, #1) by Karen Marie Moning (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 189,587 ratings score: 561, 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	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,835,538 ratings score: 557, 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	Consequences (Consequences, #1) by Aleatha Romig (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 43,276 ratings score: 556, 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
90	Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott 4.17 avg rating — 2,434,223 ratings score: 543, 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
91	Grey (Fifty Shades as Told by Christian, #1) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 201,457 ratings score: 538, 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
92	Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 190,802 ratings score: 530, 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
93	Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 3,395,908 ratings score: 496, 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	Saving Luke (The Pretender #2) by Steven Long Mitchell 3.16 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 495, 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
95	Rebirth (The Pretender #1) by Steven Long Mitchell 3.34 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 491, 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	Falling Under (Falling Under, #1) by Gwen Hayes 3.78 avg rating — 16,562 ratings score: 485, 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
97	The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.89 avg rating — 336,331 ratings score: 484, 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	Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,157,650 ratings score: 477, 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
99	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.05 avg rating — 1,199,810 ratings score: 476, 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
100	Hit List (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #20) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 30,964 ratings score: 472, 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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message 1: by Erica (new)

Jun 13, 2011 10:01AM

What is Matched doing on here?

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message 2: by Anna (new)

Nov 06, 2011 04:24PM

All of the Twilight nooks belong on here Bella is the flattest character i've ever read!

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message 3: by Erica (new)

Nov 06, 2011 11:23PM

Stephanie Meyer and her clones have spent too much energy making the vampires sparkly and werewolves buff to bother to make Bella a strong character.

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message 4: by Clíodhna (new)

Jan 17, 2012 11:15AM

Okay right you guys have got a lot of wrong books here and to name a few, City of Bones? Clary can be annoying but in a way you're meant to see her as annoying until we see her from Jace's point of view and see how brave she is to help the people she loves. Hush, Hush? yeah Nora seems a little dull but then Patch comes along and she feels alive, she acts better because she starts to take her walls down. That's what books are about, Twilight deserves to be here because none of the characters develop (especially Bella) but in probably a lot of these books they do. Maybe not the way you want them to but did anyone want Sirius to die in Harry Potter? Or any other great examples? No, but the author decided that it happened, it's their world they can do whatever the hell they want and we can't do squat. So stop complaining and get on to reading books you do like instead of trashing ones you don't but others do.

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message 5: by Marielle (last edited Feb 02, 2012 07:19PM) (new)

Feb 02, 2012 07:17PM

What is Last Sacrifice doing in here? Rose is awesome, badass, witty, funny, gorgeous, strong and well she is a bit bitchy and selfish and uncaring sometimes (**cough**ADRIAN***TRAGEDY**COUGH), but she doesn't deserve to be in this list.

OH , and Clary may be a bit too whiny but she's awesome but apparently nobody in the books notices that nor does the person who put city of bones in this list!

this is just my opinion!!

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message 6: by [deleted user] (last edited Feb 29, 2012 09:56PM) (new)

Feb 29, 2012 09:54PM

Oh, NO! not another hate Twilight list. Can't you people think of anything else besides your hate?

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message 7: by Belen (f.k.a. La Mala ✌) (new)

May 05, 2012 11:57AM

Wait , What the hell are Lisbeth Salander ,Katsa and Rose Hathaway doing here??

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message 8: by Jayden (new)

May 12, 2012 04:54AM

Katniss Everdeen ISN'T a little bitch like Bella -.-

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message 9: by [deleted user] (new)

May 25, 2012 09:25PM

City of Bones is listed twice.

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message 10: by TheOneAndOnlySam (new)

May 27, 2012 12:01AM

yes i agree with some of these heroines, espesh Bella Swan, but why is Clary, Rose, Katniss, Nora, Tris, Grace, Luce, Tally and Beth on this list??? All of these people either a) know how to kick butt or b) are tossed into a world they have no idea about and try to make the best of the situation, and do so exceedingly well!!! Why are they on this list??? Yes they need their "boyfriend's" help because they have no clue what they are doing at the start, but as the book continues, they actually get better and better and are actually very strong, realistic, occasionally annoying (but what character isn't?) and perfectly in sync with the book. Without those characters, there wouldn't be any book to read!!! Say what you want, but the books which have the characters that I have just listed are some of my favourite books ever, mainly because of those characters!!!

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message 11: by Kaitlyn (new)

Jul 24, 2012 11:23PM

TheOneAndOnlySam wrote: "yes i agree with some of these heroines, espesh Bella Swan, but why is Clary, Rose, Katniss, Nora, Tris, Grace, Luce, Tally and Beth on this list??? All of these people either a) know how to kick b..."

Clary, Nora, Luce, and Beth are annoying as shit.

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message 12: by Michael (new)

Aug 06, 2012 11:47AM

I haven't ready any of these books, but I know that Hilary Clinton is a bit of an old witch, so I voted for her.

I suppose that I have, technically, read Romeo and Juliet, but it was in school, and under duress.

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message 13: by LoveChica99 (last edited Aug 07, 2012 06:22PM) (new)

Aug 07, 2012 06:21PM

Who made this frickin list? Okay 1 some of these books are actually really good. To whoever made this: Grow up, and keep your hate to yourselves. This isn't fair. I suggest you read all of these books again with a more matured outlook. Put yourself in the character's shoes and redo this list.

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message 14: by Redd (new)

Aug 26, 2012 05:45AM

those "worst females" are actually the ones making the books good...

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message 15: by Hannah (new)

Sep 04, 2012 04:35PM

I can never understand why people these days like picking on successful writers, singers, actors. Although some of the listed books were not my favorite, I don't think it's very mature to make a list like this. It's bullying in my opinion.

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message 16: by Tiffany (new)

Nov 15, 2012 08:23AM

For the record, just because I find the female lead annoying does not make it a bad book

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message 17: by Nicole(thereadingrebel) (new)

Feb 01, 2013 03:10PM

What's Mansfield Park doing on here and not Emma?I added Emma.I can't stand her.

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message 18: by JG (new)

Mar 12, 2013 03:07AM

*GASP!!!!!!!!!!* HOW DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! WANDA (THE HOST) IS ON YOUR WORST FEMALE CHARACTER?!! WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE?! FREAKING BLIND!????? DONT BE SUCH A PREJU-FREAKING-DISTIC JERKS!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHH!!!!

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message 19: by Hannah (new)

Mar 19, 2013 06:43AM

Looking for Alaska? Seriously.

The way Alaska is portrayed is intentional because it's how Miles sees her at first. It's about learning to see people how they are instead of idolizing them.

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message 20: by LoveChica99 (new)

Mar 19, 2013 07:06PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What!!! What is going on here????? Some of these are my favorite books of all time!!!!!!

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message 21: by between the lines (new)

Apr 18, 2013 12:39AM

Just Listen. Seriously? That was a complete surprise for me. Well,the fact that Annabel did not go to the polcie or her parents or anyone did bug me but she had to go through a lot. I personally think that Ruby from Lock and Key was waay more sucky. Well atleast there is no Macy Queen here.

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message 22: by Aj (new)

May 13, 2013 10:34PM

I just think you're one of those people that can't appreciate a good character. I mean, pretty awesome role models are on here! So what the heck? I mean, seriously, Hunger Games? She sacrificed herself for her own sister! FIRST VOLUNTEER OF DISTRICT 12, EVER! Just . . . no. And what's with the hate on these girls? How about you just make a nice list of the characters you like, save us all a little happiness?

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message 23: by LoveChica99 (new)

May 16, 2013 05:49PM

Jemma wrote: "*GASP!!!!!!!!!!* HOW DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! WANDA (THE HOST) IS ON YOUR WORST FEMALE CHARACTER?!! WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE?! FREAKING BLIND!????? DONT BE SUCH A PREJU-FREAKING-DISTIC JERKS!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHH!!!!"

I totally agree! Wanda is so nice and kind to everyone!!!!!

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message 24: by JG (new)

May 17, 2013 07:40AM

LoveChica99 wrote: "Jemma wrote: "*GASP!!!!!!!!!!* HOW DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! WANDA (THE HOST) IS ON YOUR WORST FEMALE CHARACTER?!! WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE?! FREAKING BLIND!????? DONT BE SUCH A PREJU-FREAKING-DISTIC JERKS!!!..."

i know!!!!!!! she's like a freaking saint!!!!!

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message 25: by JG (new)

May 17, 2013 07:42AM

WHAT IS BLOODLINE DOING HERE!!!! WHY IS SYDNEY IN THIS LIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????

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message 26: by Kelley (last edited Jul 20, 2013 06:48AM) (new)

Jul 20, 2013 06:45AM

What if the female character is supposed to be repulsive? What if the author intends for us to hate her? I believe that is the case with Steinbeck's East of Eden (98).

I'm a bit baffled by the hate for Hermione.

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message 27: by Candice (new)

Aug 19, 2013 02:01PM

Nora is by far the worst. She's so stupid that Hush, Hush should have been titled How to Get Yourself Raped and Murdered.

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message 28: by Erin (new)

Oct 19, 2013 01:06PM

Nic wrote: " ~☆ Alice☆~ wrote: "Oh, NO! not another hate Twilight list. Can't you people think of anything else besides your hate?"

Oh gosh I agree with you! Probably every hate list on this site has Twiligh..."

I read the books, and hated them from the start. And people can hate what they hate. Just because you like Twilight doesn't mean everyone does.

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message 29: by Candice (new)

Oct 19, 2013 03:00PM

Nic wrote: "Oh gosh I agree with you! Probably every hate list on this site has Twilight on. Sad thing, most of those who voted, either never read the books or they did love it once!"

I'm sort of part of that group. I absolutely loved the first half of the book. Then he was sparkling, the romance was suddenly sappy, the conflict completely disappeared, and I was bored to tears for the second half of the book. Completely turned my attitude about the book around. Does that invalidate my opinion because I liked the first half? Absolutely not.

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message 30: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Nov 09, 2013 08:52PM

Gotta love people who comment on "worst of" lists to complain about the existence of "worst of" lists. Go find other lists that suit you better if you don't like them.

And Hannah (#17), don't be ridiculous. Criticizing a book is not "bullying." Books are products that are put up for sale, and readers have every right to discuss them however we see fit. Frankly your use of the word demeans anyone who's ever actually been bullied.

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message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Nov 22, 2013 05:08PM

this list is actually ridiculous because there are many books listed here in which the female character is actually really strong

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message 32: by Madisons1 (new)

Dec 09, 2013 05:45PM

Aj wrote: "I just think you're one of those people that can't appreciate a good character. I mean, pretty awesome role models are on here! So what the heck? I mean, seriously, Hunger Games? She sacrificed her..."

That was her shining moment, in my opinion. The rest of the book is unrealistic and Katniss is either completely dull and robot or thinking about Gale vs. Peeta. And I agree with whoever put Clary and Bella up here - they're just whiny and wait for their boyfriends to save them.

This list is not for people who like these books, stop getting all offended because somebody's opinion differs from the current bandwagon!

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message 33: by christine (new)

Mar 19, 2014 05:16PM

I find it funny that about a third of these female leads are the strongest and most kickass female characters I know.

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message 34: by Hannah (new)

May 25, 2014 05:46PM

Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship wrote: "Gotta love people who comment on "worst of" lists to complain about the existence of "worst of" lists. Go find other lists that suit you better if you don't like them.

And Hannah (#17), don't be r..."

I apologize. I did not mean to offend anyone.

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message 35: by Agustina (new)

Sep 08, 2014 09:44PM

Pretty much no one escaped this list huh?

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message 36: by yasuko (new)

Sep 07, 2015 05:25PM

I don't get why Juliet is on here - she is a little bit of a wimp but definitely not a worst female character. Give her break, she's only thirteen.

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message 37: by Cassie (new)

Oct 14, 2015 09:31PM

What i want to know is if these books and heroins are so bad what do you people consider good?!?!

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message 38: by yasuko (new)

Oct 15, 2015 08:20AM

Cassie wrote: "What i want to know is if these books and heroins are so bad what do you people consider good?!?!"

I agree, some of these are quite controversial.....

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message 39: by Ninna (new)

Jan 15, 2016 03:26AM

Harry Potter? Really people? In this book there are tons of amazing female characters who are really worthy and you put them with Bella Swan? ( weakest female character for me but I really enjoy Twilight).Who ever created this list has to reread many of these books on this list and update it.

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message 40: by Karen (new)

May 01, 2016 07:54PM

I'll never understand the hate on Bella. She's down to earth, she's independent, yes she spent her college fund on a bike, but it was her money, she never asks money from her parents and she cooks. Her boyfriend asks her to not see her best friends and she doesn't obey and she is in forks because she wanted her mother to be happy. I agree that in New moon she was too mopey, but I see the entire series there, not just new moon. I don't get it.

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message 41: by Mindy (new)

May 31, 2016 01:19PM

Okay, what are Karou, Clary, Hermione, and Tally doing on this list?

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message 42: by Leonor (last edited Jul 09, 2016 01:41PM) (new)

Jul 09, 2016 01:41PM

Why isn't Scarlett O'Hara in the first place???????????????

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message 43: by Isa (new)

Nov 13, 2017 01:36PM

deleted user wrote: "Oh, NO! not another hate Twilight list. Can't you people think of anything else besides your hate?"

Well said!!!!!

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message 44: by Isa (new)

Nov 13, 2017 01:36PM

Karen wrote: "I'll never understand the hate on Bella. She's down to earth, she's independent, yes she spent her college fund on a bike, but it was her money, she never asks money from her parents and she cooks...."

I totally agree with you!

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message 45: by Isa (new)

Nov 13, 2017 01:40PM

What is Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Graceling, Shadowhunters, Looking for Alaska, Hunger Games, Twiloght and half of this list doing here????????????????

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message 46: by Holly (new)

Oct 06, 2018 04:17PM

I love this list.

I voted for all the insipid, simpering little twits I have encountered in badly written fiction. The only drawback with fiction is the fact that I can't bitchslap them the way they deserve.

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message 47: by Mary (new)

Dec 28, 2018 01:20PM

I wonder why these BIMBOS are so glorified?

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message 48: by Lilli Gilliam (new)

May 13, 2020 06:24AM

I could vote for most of these literally.

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message 49: by Ketutar (new)

Nov 14, 2021 02:07AM

This is for everyone whining about why their favorite book is on the list, why their favorite character is on the list, and why people are so "hateful".

LoveChica99 wrote: "Who made this frickin list? Okay 1 some of these books are actually really good. To whoever made this: Grow up, and keep your hate to yourselves. This isn't fair. I suggest you read all of these books again with a more matured outlook. Put yourself in the character's shoes and redo this list."

Dear LoveChica99

I know this was written almost 10 years ago, and I assume you have grown since then, but in case you haven't

- You can see who made this list. The people who voted. That list is below the list of books.

- this is an opinion. Don't take it personally. Opinions don't need to be fair or mature or PC.

- You don't need to agree with everyone on this planet. Everyone on this planet is not going to agree with you. Just because something is written down on a list, it doesn't mean it's a fact. You can't disagree with facts, but this is an opinion, which means that you can disagree. This means that if you don't think the heroines on this list are the worst female characters of all time, you don't vote for the book. If you think this list is bad or wrong, you don't vote for any books on this list. Go make your own list of best female characters of all time, and you'll have a lot of people agreeing with you.

- Adult people do find fictional characters annoying. Adult people can "hate" things. With passion. Even more so than non-adult people. It's not a question of maturity. It's a question of being a human being. I'll save my "maturity" to interact with real people. Because, if you don't know, these people are imaginary. They don't exist. They aren't real. They don't have feelings I could possibly hurt. They are figments of the author's imagination. And the authors are adult people, who know not everyone is going to like their characters, and that people can experience their books in a different manner than they intended, and that's OK because they know themselves they don't like every book ever written, nor every character. And might be that they would never criticize the characters or the books the way people criticize their books, but it doesn't matter, because people are different, and you don't get what you give.

- Read these books again? Never! I can tell you it won't make me see them with more compassion, on the contrary. There is this "look at that bitch eating crackers as if she owned the world" mechanism hardwired in the human psyche, which means that the more time we spend with people we find irritating, the more faults we find in them. I read the first six books with Clary, and she made me hate everything Cassandra Clare ever writes. Interestingly enough, it's the same thing with Bella and Sarah J. Maas heroines. I can't stand heroines who are supposed to be so brave and selfless and amazing and wonderful and kind and all that, when they are never shown to do anything brave, selfless, kind, or other things like that. the only reason I "know" they are, is because every other character in the book keeps telling me that. I can't stand heroines everyone in the book loves, except the villains, who hate them. For no reason at all. I can't stand heroines who magically have all the skills necessary to reach the goals they set for themselves. I can't stand heroines who take no real responsibility for their choices and actions. They take "responsibility" only for what is convenient for the story the author tries to tell, and that only to show us how "brave" and "selfish" the character is. These characters usually just decide to do something very stupid that becomes a plot problem, without talking to anyone. Like when Bella went and "sacrificed" herself to save everyone from the evil vampire. And so on, and so forth. I could write essays about why these characters are bad.

- Consider the fact that the purpose of art, like literature, is to create an emotional response in the consumer, and when people hate these characters, the author has managed to make the reader react strongly. Well done. Now, if the author was smart, they wouldn't just rest on the laurels of their popularity, but learn from the criticism, and stop writing marysues, show more, tell less, create more layers and depth, develop the side characters more... well, every character, etc. None of this will take anything away from the author's style and voice, or the stories they want to tell, on the contrary.

So... maybe YOU need to reread every book and try to see the POV of REAL people - the readers who find these characters annoying - and consider the very real emotions and reactions of REAL people over fictional characters, instead of what you are doing now?

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message 50: by Sam (new)

Sep 27, 2022 07:09AM

Order of the Phoenix is on this list for a good reason: Dolores Jane Umbridge clearly was meant to be loathed for her cruel, racist, and abusive behaviour. She got her comeuppance in Deathly Hallows for pretty much everything she had done. After the Second Wizarding War, she was imprisoned for life in Azkaban for her crimes against Muggle-borns.

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