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The Vilest Women in Fiction From Goodreads

These are the top 79 books that members of Goodreads chose as having the most vile women in fiction.
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
1
John Steinbeck
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
2
Daphne Du Maurier
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
3
Stephen King
The 101 Dalmations (Dodie Smith)
The 101 Dalmations
4
Dodie Smith
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
5
Gillian Flynn
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6
J.K. Rowling
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
7
Emily Bronte
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
8
William Shakespeare
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
9
V.C. Andrews
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
10
C.S. Lewis
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
11
Charles Dickens
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
12
Lewis Carroll
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
13
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
14
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
15
Philip Pullman
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
16
William Shakespeare
I Claudius (Graves)
I Claudius
17
Graves
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
18
John Williams
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
19
Stephen King
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
20
W. Somerset Maugham
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
21
Honoré De Balzac
Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber)
Sybil
22
Flora Rheta Schreiber
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
23
Ken Kesey
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
24
Gillian Flynn
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
25
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
26
Jane Austen
Armadale (Wilkie Collins)
Armadale
27
Wilkie Collins
Uncle Silas (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
28
Sheridan Le Fanu
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
29
Margaret Mitchell
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
30
Philippa Gregory
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
31
Charles Dickens
Lying in Wait (Liz Nugent)
Lying in Wait
32
Liz Nugent
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
33
Hilary Mantel
Bedelia (Vera Caspary)
Bedelia
34
Vera Caspary
The Ersatz Elevator (Lemony Snicket)
The Ersatz Elevator
35
Lemony Snicket
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
36
Charles Dickens
Cinderella (Disney)
Cinderella
37
Disney
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
38
Roald Dahl
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
39
Gail Carson Levine
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
40
Margaret Atwood
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