Kat Stratford Reading List (48 books)

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Kat Stratford is the young heroine of the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew set at a high school in Seattle.

Like her Shakespearean counterpart, Kat doesn't suffer fools, refuses to live up to anyone's expectations except her own, and knows her own mind. Unlike Shakespeare's Katherina, in the end she isn't "tamed" - instead, she actually gets what she wants.

Kat is also a reader - a serious reader. She asks her English teacher why their class isn't reading Sylvia Plath, Charlotte Bronte, or Simone de Beauvoir instead of the "abusive, alcoholic misogynist" Hemingway. She's also read The Feminine Mystique. Kat is on her way to Sarah Lawrence College where, no doubt, she'll discover all kinds of new, great reads.

Here's a list of novels and nonfiction that this budding feminist would appreciate. Feel free to add to it!

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1	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.04 avg rating — 1,272,537 ratings score: 1,193, 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
2	The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan 3.88 avg rating — 31,610 ratings score: 884, 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
3	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.89 avg rating — 2,238,111 ratings score: 575, 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
4	The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir 4.18 avg rating — 48,506 ratings score: 493, 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
5	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.16 avg rating — 2,374,783 ratings score: 490, 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
6	A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf 4.22 avg rating — 272,049 ratings score: 481, 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
7	The Color Purple (The Color Purple, #1) by Alice Walker 4.28 avg rating — 764,367 ratings score: 376, 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
8	The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 3.68 avg rating — 243,821 ratings score: 372, 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
9	Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde 4.53 avg rating — 41,991 ratings score: 352, 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
10	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,061,833 ratings score: 347, 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
10	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.44 avg rating — 932,680 ratings score: 347, 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
12	Villette by Charlotte Brontë 3.78 avg rating — 82,792 ratings score: 282, and 3 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	Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 3.84 avg rating — 306,312 ratings score: 280, and 3 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	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 4.30 avg rating — 591,340 ratings score: 270, and 3 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 Awakening by Kate Chopin 3.69 avg rating — 231,049 ratings score: 265, and 3 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 Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 31,576 ratings score: 262, and 3 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 Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 638,158 ratings score: 262, and 3 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	Orlando by Virginia Woolf 3.87 avg rating — 119,450 ratings score: 258, and 3 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	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft 3.92 avg rating — 27,556 ratings score: 245, and 3 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 Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 714,919 ratings score: 237, and 3 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	Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Adrienne Rich 4.24 avg rating — 2,894 ratings score: 181, and 2 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	The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back by Gloria Feldt (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 180, and 2 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	Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 4.10 avg rating — 99,764 ratings score: 179, and 2 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	The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer 3.68 avg rating — 7,548 ratings score: 177, and 2 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	The M Word: Conversations about Motherhood by Kerry Clare (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 175, and 2 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	Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi 4.05 avg rating — 9,393 ratings score: 173, and 2 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	Writing the Revolution (A Feminist History Society Book) by Michele Landsberg 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 171, and 2 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	Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence 3.50 avg rating — 140,416 ratings score: 167, and 2 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	Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher 3.89 avg rating — 26,713 ratings score: 162, and 2 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	Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks 4.16 avg rating — 29,271 ratings score: 160, and 2 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	Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks 4.51 avg rating — 19,867 ratings score: 158, and 2 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	Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks 4.45 avg rating — 9,261 ratings score: 156, and 2 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	Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem by Gloria Steinem 4.12 avg rating — 3,227 ratings score: 154, and 2 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	Moving Beyond Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking the Boundries of Gender by Gloria Steinem 3.97 avg rating — 464 ratings score: 152, and 2 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	The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston 3.72 avg rating — 34,296 ratings score: 148, and 2 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	Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros 4.21 avg rating — 4,969 ratings score: 144, and 2 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	Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros 3.93 avg rating — 13,301 ratings score: 143, and 2 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	The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson 4.23 avg rating — 15,871 ratings score: 142, and 2 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	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.99 avg rating — 503,484 ratings score: 137, and 2 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	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 3.99 avg rating — 394,937 ratings score: 134, and 2 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	Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 3.59 avg rating — 109,962 ratings score: 130, and 2 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 Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination by Sandra M. Gilbert 4.21 avg rating — 4,171 ratings score: 128, and 2 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	Diving Into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich 4.23 avg rating — 9,762 ratings score: 126, and 2 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	Fear of Flying by Erica Jong 3.48 avg rating — 23,793 ratings score: 123, and 2 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	Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich 4.03 avg rating — 7,252 ratings score: 118, and 2 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	Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 4.31 avg rating — 284,630 ratings score: 117, and 2 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	For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice to Women by Barbara Ehrenreich 3.96 avg rating — 2,514 ratings score: 116, and 2 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	Ariel by Sylvia Plath 4.18 avg rating — 91,252 ratings score: 100, and 1 person 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