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Books by Women That Invented/Redefined Entire Genres - Page 2

Did you know a woman wrote the first sci-if novel? And the first post-apocalyptic novel? Fun fact: it was the same woman, Mary Shelley, and she's only one the many unstoppable women writers on the list who either redefined or entirely invented new genres. These are the books by women that were (and for some, still are) like nothing else there.
Also FYI: the earliest novel (fitting the description of a "lengthy prose work detailing a narrative arc and intimate human experiences") was also invented by a woman?
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
41
Gillian Flynn
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
42
Pearl S. Buck
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
43
Flannery O'Connor
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
44
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
45
J.K. Rowling
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
46
Shirley Jackson
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
47
Carson McCullers
The Hour of the Star
The Hour of the Star
48
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
49
Isabel Allende
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
50
Marilynne Robinson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
51
Maya Angelou
Ice
Ice
52
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
53
Anne Rice
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
54
Octavia Butler
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
55
Mary Shelley
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
56
Ursula K. Le Guin
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
57
Louisa May Alcott
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution
58
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
59
Kelly Link
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
60
Gertrude Stein
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage (Stephanie Coontz)
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage
61
Stephanie Coontz
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
62
George Eliot
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
63
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
64
Virginia Woolf
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
65
Agatha Christie
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
66
Willa Cather
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
67
Ann Radcliffe
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
68
Djuna Barnes
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
69
Elizabeth Gaskell
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
70
Jeanette Winterson
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
71
Virginia Woolf
Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
72
Aphra Behn
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
73
Margaret Atwood
The Parable of the Sower (Butler)
The Parable of the Sower
74
Butler
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
75
Nella Larsen
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
76
Marjane Satrapi
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
77
A.S. Byatt
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
78
Muriel Spark
The Princess of Cleves (Madame De La Fayette)
The Princess of Cleves
79
Madame De La Fayette
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
80
Veronique Tadjo
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