Literature About Women and Girls
- Description
- Recommend good books, written by men and women, telling positive stories about women and girls and examining women's issues. This is based on my massive reading list of books about women and girls, but additions are welcome.
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by Harper Lee
78,960 members
1,434 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 18
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 21 Members
- libraryhead, amarie, hipdeep, cpg, KimarieBee, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, Dilara86, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, morgandgarcia, liz_stell, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,thecoroner ,FranzK72
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I would argue that Scout is trans, not a woman.sturlington: There is no evidence to support that. She is also not a woman. She is a girl.elkiedee: I'm not anti trans, but not confirming to stereotype gender roles of her time doesn't make Scout "trans"
2
- 17 Members
- amarie, cpg, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, kceccato, cej1027, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, morgandgarcia, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
3
- 17 Members
- amarie, cpg, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Except for Elizabeth and Darcy's sister, all the other women are dolts.sturlington: Elizabeth Bennett is one of the great heroines in literature.
4
by Anne Frank
12,757 members
242 reviews
4.1
Score 16
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 16 Members
- amarie, dara85, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, EMS_24, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, kceccato, cej1027, ahef1963, FranzK72, ArcadiaLynn, TashMason
5
42,687 members
1,149 reviews
4.1
Score 15
Added 2014-03-04, 01:31 PM
- 15 Members
- amarie, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
6
- 14 Members
- amarie, cpg, jain, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
7
- 13 Members
- amarie, jain, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, Dilara86, kceccato, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears
8
- 13 Members
- amarie, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
9
64,923 members
3,497 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 12 Members
- amarie, jain, KimarieBee, soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, kthxy, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell
10
- 12 Members
- amarie, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, kceccato, ahef1963, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
11
35,735 members
561 reviews
4.1
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 12 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
12
- 12 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TheTowers, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
13
- 12 Members
- amarie, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, mspixieears, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
14
- 12 Members
- jain, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, spiphany, alex68, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
15
by Thomas Hardy
19,287 members
248 reviews
3.8
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 01:49 PM
- 12 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, kceccato, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, sr994, FranzK72
16
16,382 members
289 reviews
4.1
Score 12
Added 2014-03-04, 02:01 PM
17
- 12 Members
- amarie, jain, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, spiphany, alex68, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
18
- 11 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, alex68, ahef1963, sr994, Tinuvia, FranzK72, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
19
- 11 Members
- amarie, hipdeep, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
20
- 11 Members
- amarie, cpg, jain, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
21
36,816 members
375 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 11
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 12 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, spiphany, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, ahef1963, sr994, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : This didn't seem that positive to me, but it's been a while since I read it.
22
2,020 members
18 reviews
4.1
Score 11
Added 2014-03-04, 01:58 PM
- 11 Members
- jain, aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell
23
29,712 members
563 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10
Added 2016-07-22, 09:35 AM
- 10 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, Tinuvia, ArcadiaLynn, liz_stell, TashMason
24
- 10 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, spiphany, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TheTowers, ManWithAnAgenda
25
- 10 Members
- cpg, soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, kceccato, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
26
by Judy Blume
7,744 members
241 reviews
3.8
Score 10
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 10 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, ArcadiaLynn, ManWithAnAgenda
27
22,204 members
424 reviews
3.9
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 02:00 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
28
19,262 members
348 reviews
4
Score 9
Added 2014-04-08, 02:23 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, jain, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, spiphany, kceccato, ahef1963, liz_stell
29
- 9 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
30
14,222 members
401 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 9 Members
- aulsmith, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, TheTowers
31
- 9 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
32
- 9 Members
- jain, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
33
- 9 Members
- jain, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, FranzK72
34
- 9 Members
- amarie, jain, soffitta1, sturlington, spiphany, kceccato, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
35
3,243 members
146 reviews
4.1
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 02:09 PM
- 9 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, spiphany, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, kthxy, ManWithAnAgenda
37
- 8 Members
- amarie, holly_golightly, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
40
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, EMS_24, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
41
43
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, jain, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
45
6,635 members
70 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8
Added 2014-03-27, 11:07 AM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, spiphany, kceccato, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
46
by John Fowles
6,564 members
108 reviews
3.8
Score 8
Added 2014-03-27, 12:03 PM
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
47
- 8 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda
48
39,646 members
1,273 reviews
4.1
Score 7
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 7 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, sr994, TheTowers
50
26,412 members
502 reviews
4.2
Score 7
Added 2014-06-09, 05:11 PM
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, SonoranDreamer, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
56
60
by Muriel Spark
5,257 members
172 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 7
Added 2014-07-10, 04:22 PM
- 7 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72
61
- 7 Members
- dara85, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, cej1027, ahef1963, TashMason,ManWithAnAgenda
62
19,551 members
1,249 reviews
4.2
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:38 PM
- 6 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963
63
16,413 members
280 reviews
4.2
Score 6
Added 2014-10-27, 08:55 AM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
64
by Maya Angelou
14,899 members
226 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-07-10, 01:36 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, EMS_24, perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer
65
13,699 members
221 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:37 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, thecoroner, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
66
by Jean M. Auel
12,821 members
287 reviews
3.9
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
68
11,199 members
209 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-03-10, 08:57 AM
69
10,795 members
244 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:41 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
70
- 7 Members
- holly_golightly, jain, soffitta1, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,TashMason
72
by Fannie Flagg
8,964 members
190 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-04-06, 10:06 AM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963
75
8,207 members
239 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 6 Members
- jain, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
76
7,333 members
364 reviews
3.9
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 02:06 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963
80
82
14,016 members
247 reviews
4.1
Score 5
Added 2014-07-10, 09:24 PM
87
8,239 members
426 reviews
4.1
Score 5
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
89
by Anne Brontë
7,615 members
169 reviews
3.9
Score 5
Added 2014-07-10, 01:38 PM
- 5 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
90
6,441 members
194 reviews
3
Score 5
Added 2014-11-27, 09:02 AM
- 5 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, sturlington, Dilara86, ahef1963
94
4,554 members
186 reviews
4
Score 5
Added 2014-06-06, 11:21 AM
98
by Betty Smith
16,602 members
444 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4
Added 2014-05-02, 09:54 AM
- 4 Members
- holly_golightly, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
100
