Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
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8,273 books — 5,233 voters

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DIFFICULT BUT REWARDING
158 books — 68 voters

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30 Books Everyone Should Read Before 30
147 books — 67 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEmma by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Hero much older than the heroine
348 books — 242 voters