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Books With Problematic Female Characters - Page 3

Inspired by a thread on Reddit. I haven't read the majority of these, so I am just taking the word of commenters that these books have one or more polarizing female character.
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Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
81
Kathleen Winsor
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
82
William Shakespeare
The Harpy (Megan Hunter)
The Harpy
83
Megan Hunter
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
84
Sayaka Murata
Adèle (Leila Slimani)
Adèle
85
Leila Slimani
Lullaby (Leïla Slimani)
Lullaby
86
Leïla Slimani
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
87
Francoise Sagan
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
88
Stephen King
The Diary of Adam and Eve (Mark Twain)
The Diary of Adam and Eve
89
Mark Twain
The Family Upstairs (Lisa Jewell)
The Family Upstairs
90
Lisa Jewell
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
91
Fredrik Backman
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
92
Rachel Hawkins
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
93
Anthony Powell
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
94
Marcel Proust
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
95
Leo Tolstoy
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
96
Edith Wharton
New People (Danzy Senna)
New People
97
Danzy Senna
All's Well (Mona Awad)
All's Well
98
Mona Awad
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
99
Helen Fielding
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
100
Ernest Hemingway
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
101
Elizabeth Gilbert
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
102
Toni Morrison
American Psycho
American Psycho
103
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
104
Dean Koontz
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
105
M.L. Stedman
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
106
John Williams
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
107
Lucy Foley
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
108
Ottessa Moshfegh
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
109
Gillian Flynn
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
110
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
111
Gillian Flynn
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
112
Gillian Flynn
What the Dead Know (Laura Lippman)
What the Dead Know
113
Laura Lippman
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