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Goodreads' Greatest Books by Women

As voted by Goodreads members, these are the most popular books written by women. What do you think?
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
3
Charlotte Bronte
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5
J.K. Rowling
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
6
Louisa May Alcott
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
7
Emily Bronte
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
9
Suzanne Collins
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
10
Mary Shelley
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
12
Anne Frank
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
13
J.K.Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
14
J.K. Rowling
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
15
Jane Austen
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
16
Virginia Woolf
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
17
Barbara Kingsolver
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
18
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
19
J.K. Rowling
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
20
Kate Chopin
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
21
J.K. Rowling
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
22
Kathryn Stockett
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
23
L.M. Montgomery
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
24
Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
25
J.K. Rowling
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
26
Marjane Satrapi
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
27
Virginia Woolf
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
28
George Eliot
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
29
Ursula K. Le Guin
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
30
Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
31
J.K. Rowling
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
32
Edith Wharton
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
33
Susanna Clarke
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
34
Alice Walker
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
35
Margaret Mitchell
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
36
Muriel Spark
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
37
Daphne Du Maurier
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
38
Audrey Niffenegger
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
39
Suzanne Collins
The Yellow Wallpaper, Herland, and Selected Writings (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper, Herland, and Selected Writings
40
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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