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Formidable Female Characters - Page 3

Some are delightful (Ántonia Shimerda), some are detestable (Annie Wilkes), and some are a mix of many conflicting qualities (Molly Bloom, Jean Brodie).
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Amy Dunne (Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 2012)
Amy Dunne
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Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 2012
V.I. Warshawski (Hardball, Sara Paretsky, 2009)
V.I. Warshawski
82
Hardball, Sara Paretsky, 2009
Liesel Meminger (The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, 2005)
Liesel Meminger
83
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, 2005
Lily Bart (The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, 1905)
Lily Bart
84
The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, 1905
Ruth (Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Fay Weldon, 1983)
Ruth
85
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Fay Weldon, 1983
Matilda (Matilda, Roald Dahl, 1988)
Matilda
86
Matilda, Roald Dahl, 1988
Carrie White (Carrie, Stephen King, 1974)
Carrie White
87
Carrie, Stephen King, 1974
Ophelia (Hamlet, Shakespeare, 1599)
Ophelia
88
Hamlet, Shakespeare, 1599
Lyra Belacqua (The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, 1999)
Lyra Belacqua
89
The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, 1999
Cruella De Vil (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, 1956)
Cruella De Vil
90
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, 1956
Tracy Lord (The Philadelphia Story, Barry, 1939)
Tracy Lord
91
The Philadelphia Story, Barry, 1939
Rebecca Randall (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1903)
Rebecca Randall
92
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1903
Eleanor Shaw Iselin (The Manchurian Candidate, 1959)
Eleanor Shaw Iselin
93
The Manchurian Candidate, 1959
Eli (Let the Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2004)
Eli
94
Let the Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2004
Lilly Dillon (The Grifters, Jim Thompson, 1963)
Lilly Dillon
95
The Grifters, Jim Thompson, 1963
O-Lan (The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, 1931)
O-Lan
96
The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, 1931
Ramona Quimby (Ramona Quimby Age 8, Cleary, 1981)
Ramona Quimby
97
Ramona Quimby Age 8, Cleary, 1981
Hester Prynne (The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850)
Hester Prynne
98
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
Mrs. Malaprop (The Rivals, Richard B. Sheridan, 1775)
Mrs. Malaprop
99
The Rivals, Richard B. Sheridan, 1775
Lulu (Pandora's Box, Frank Wedekind, 1904)
Lulu
100
Pandora's Box, Frank Wedekind, 1904
Tita (Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel, 1989)
Tita
101
Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel, 1989
Mary Cavan Tyrone (Long Day's Journey Into Night)
Mary Cavan Tyrone
102
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Starr Carter (The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, 2017)
Starr Carter
103
The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, 2017
Eliza Doolittle (Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, 1913)
Eliza Doolittle
104
Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, 1913
Roxie Hart (Chicago, Maurine Dallas Watkins, 1926)
Roxie Hart
105
Chicago, Maurine Dallas Watkins, 1926
Wang Chia-Chih (Lust, Caution, Eileen Chang, 1979)
Wang Chia-Chih
106
Lust, Caution, Eileen Chang, 1979
Janice Angstrom (Rabbit Is Rich, John Updike, 1981)
Janice Angstrom
107
Rabbit Is Rich, John Updike, 1981
Eleanor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen, 1811)
Eleanor Dashwood
108
Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen, 1811
Pearl Warren (Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng, 2017)
Pearl Warren
109
Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng, 2017
Miyax (Julie of the Wolves, Jean C. George, 1972)
Miyax
110
Julie of the Wolves, Jean C. George, 1972
Mattie Ross (True Grit, Charles Portis, 1968)
Mattie Ross
111
True Grit, Charles Portis, 1968
Lavinia Mannon (Mourning Becomes Electra, O'Neill, 1931)
Lavinia Mannon
112
Mourning Becomes Electra, O'Neill, 1931
Daisy Miller (Daisy Miller, Henry James, 1878)
Daisy Miller
113
Daisy Miller, Henry James, 1878
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871)
Dorothea Brooke
114
Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871
Lady Brett Ashley (The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, 1926)
Lady Brett Ashley
115
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, 1926
Doris (The Artificial Silk Girl, Irmgard Keun, 1931)
Doris
116
The Artificial Silk Girl, Irmgard Keun, 1931
Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier, 1938)
Mrs. Danvers
117
Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier, 1938
Margaret Schlegel (Howards End, E.M. Forster, 1910)
Margaret Schlegel
118
Howards End, E.M. Forster, 1910
Jackie Burke (Rum Punch, Elmore Leonard, 1992)
Jackie Burke
119
Rum Punch, Elmore Leonard, 1992
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, 1599)
Beatrice
120
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, 1599
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