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The 'Girl' in the Title: Diverse Reads About Women

When crime novelist Megan Abbott talked with NPR about the ongoing popularity of books with "girl" or "girls" in the title, she said, "There's really something at the root of the popularity of Flynn's and Hawkins' books that is far more important than branding or marketing and I think it's the universal themes that you see in these books that speak to female readers."
Below is a list from Bustle and Goodreads showcasing the diversity and quality in these books. They're all unique, but all speak to the female experience.
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
1
Gillian Flynn
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
2
Paula Hawkins
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
3
Tracy Chevalier
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
4
Philippa Gregory
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
5
Susanna Kaysen
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
6
Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
7
Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
8
Stieg Larsson
Twenties Girl (Sophie Kinsella)
Twenties Girl
9
Sophie Kinsella
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Rae Carson)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
10
Rae Carson
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
11
Emma Cline
The Girl You Left Behind (Jojo Moyes)
The Girl You Left Behind
12
Jojo Moyes
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
13
Shannon Hale
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Ally Carter)
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
14
Ally Carter
The House Girl
The House Girl
15
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
16
M R Carey
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
17
Paolo Bacigalupi
This Girl (Colleen Hoover)
This Girl
18
Colleen Hoover
The Girl Who Chased the Moon (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
19
Sarah Addison Allen
Sarong Party Girls (Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan)
Sarong Party Girls
20
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
The Good Girl (Mary Kubica)
The Good Girl
21
Mary Kubica
Girl in the Dark (Anna Lyndsey)
Girl in the Dark
22
Anna Lyndsey
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
23
Jerry Spinelli
Living Dead Girl
Living Dead Girl
24
Girls (Frederick Busch)
Girls
25
Frederick Busch
The Girl (Meridel Le Sueur)
The Girl
26
Meridel Le Sueur
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
27
Anne Frank
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