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50 Quality Works by Women to Read in an Afternoon

Not sure where to start on your path to reading women? Never fear! Here are some fewer-than-200 page works that are sure to strike a chord.
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
1
Lois Lowry
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
2
Virginia Woolf
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
3
Kate Chopin
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
4
Claudia Rankine
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
5
Susan Hill
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
6
Muriel Spark
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
7
Terese Marie Mailhot
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
8
Yoko Ogawa
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
9
Banana Yoshimoto
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
10
Jean Rhys
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
11
Tove Jansson
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
12
Helene Hanff
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
13
Annie Proulx
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
14
Gloria Naylor
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
15
Jenny Offill
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening (Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda)
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
16
Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Quicksand (Nella Larsen)
Quicksand
17
Nella Larsen
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
18
Marguerite Duras
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
19
Julie Otsuka
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
20
Djuna Barnes
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
21
Toni Morrison
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
22
Carson McCullers
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
23
Anne Carson
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
24
Han Kang
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
25
Anna Kavan
Bluets (Maggie Nelson)
Bluets
26
Maggie Nelson
The Passion According to G.H. (Clarice Lispector)
The Passion According to G.H.
27
Clarice Lispector
Sleepless Nights (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Sleepless Nights
28
Elizabeth Hardwick
Women Without Men (Shahrnush Parsipur)
Women Without Men
29
Shahrnush Parsipur
Sonnets From the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuguese
30
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal El Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
31
Nawal El Saadawi
Nectar in a Sieve (Kamala Markandaya)
Nectar in a Sieve
32
Kamala Markandaya
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
33
Margaret Edson
Native Guard (Natasha Trethewey)
Native Guard
34
Natasha Trethewey
Butterfly Burning (Yvonne Vera)
Butterfly Burning
35
Yvonne Vera
Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
Pitch Dark
36
Renata Adler
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
37
Angela Carter
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
38
Ursula K Le Guin
Ru (Kim Thúy)
Ru
39
Kim Thúy
Maru (Bessie Head)
Maru
40
Bessie Head
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