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Great Literary Female Characters

From beloved heroines to wickedly nasty villains, these are some of the best female characters in literature.
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Achingly Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Achingly Alice
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
2
Kate Quinn
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
3
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
4
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
6
Ayn Rand
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
7
Judy Blume
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
8
Ayn Rand
The Babysitters Club Books (Ann M. Martin)
The Babysitters Club Books
9
Ann M. Martin
Beast (Donna Jo Napoli)
Beast
10
Donna Jo Napoli
Beezus and Ramona
Beezus and Ramona
11
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
12
Liane Moriarty
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
13
Angela Carter
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
14
Helen Fielding
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
15
George R.R. Martin
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. (Kristiana Gregory)
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
16
Kristiana Gregory
Cleopatra's Daughter (Michelle Moran)
Cleopatra's Daughter
17
Michelle Moran
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
18
Alice Walker
The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great (Stephanie Thornton)
The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great
19
Stephanie Thornton
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
20
George R.R. Martin
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
21
Arthur Miller
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
22
Gillian Flynn
The Dark Queen (Susan Carroll)
The Dark Queen
23
Susan Carroll
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
24
Isabel Allende
Daughters of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Daughters of Rome
25
Kate Quinn
Dawn on a Distant Shore (Sara Donati)
Dawn on a Distant Shore
26
Sara Donati
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
27
Patricia C. Wrede
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
28
Anne Frank
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
29
Bram Stoker
An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers
An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers
30
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
31
Gail Carson Levine
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
32
Jane Austen
Empress of the Seven Hills (Kate Quinn)
Empress of the Seven Hills
33
Kate Quinn
The Endless Forest (Sara Donati)
The Endless Forest
34
Sara Donati
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
35
Pam Muñoz Ryan
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
A Feast for Crows
36
George R.R. Martin
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
37
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fire Along the Sky (Sara Donati)
Fire Along the Sky
38
Sara Donati
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
39
George R.R. Martin
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
40
Stieg Larsson
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