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.
- Members
- 38 participating members
sturlington ,ahef1963 ,soffitta1 ,elkiedee ,jain ,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda ,kara.shamy ,alex68 ,mspixieears ,aulsmith ,perennialreader ,cej1027 ,amarie ,FranzK72 ,thecoroner ,Dilara86 ,SonoranDreamer ,kceccato ,TashMason ,spiphany ,liz_stell ,AnnaClaire ,dara85 ,Tinuvia ,hipdeep ,KimarieBee ,ArcadiaLynn ,sr994 ,holly_golightly ,TheTowers ,cpg ,EMS_24 ,kthxy ,morgandgarcia ,libraryhead ,Juliew. ,kri5kras
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by Harper Lee
76,097 members
1,421 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"
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- 17 Members
- amarie, cpg, AnnaClaire, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, kceccato, cej1027, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, morgandgarcia, liz_stell, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 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
27,511 members
499 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
40,922 members
1,114 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
61,810 members
3,444 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
33,771 members
537 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
18,646 members
241 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
15,560 members
273 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
35,381 members
361 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
1,946 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
28,284 members
540 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
7,481 members
234 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
21,008 members
411 reviews
3.9
Score 9
Added 2014-03-04, 02:00 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
28
18,490 members
334 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
13,830 members
394 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
3,086 members
139 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
6,487 members
69 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
6,423 members
106 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
39,241 members
1,257 reviews
4.1
Score 7
Added 2014-03-04, 01:33 PM
- 7 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963, sr994, TheTowers
50
25,881 members
494 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
5,061 members
166 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
18,827 members
1,226 reviews
4.2
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:38 PM
- 6 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, ahef1963
63
15,615 members
271 reviews
4.2
Score 6
Added 2014-10-27, 08:55 AM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
64
by Maya Angelou
14,219 members
216 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-07-10, 01:36 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, EMS_24, perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68, SonoranDreamer
65
13,273 members
213 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
12,579 members
281 reviews
3.9
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 02:02 PM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
68
10,716 members
205 reviews
4
Score 6
Added 2014-03-10, 08:57 AM
69
10,482 members
237 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
8,686 members
184 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-04-06, 10:06 AM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, soffitta1, perennialreader, elkiedee, cej1027, ahef1963
75
7,506 members
217 reviews
4.1
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 6 Members
- jain, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ManWithAnAgenda
76
7,087 members
360 reviews
3.9
Score 6
Added 2014-03-04, 02:06 PM
- 6 Members
- soffitta1, sturlington, elkiedee, Dilara86, SonoranDreamer, ahef1963
80
82
13,496 members
234 reviews
4.1
Score 5
Added 2014-07-10, 09:24 PM
88
7,638 members
410 reviews
4.1
Score 5
Added 2014-03-04, 01:30 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
89
by Anne Brontë
7,216 members
161 reviews
3.9
Score 5
Added 2014-07-10, 01:38 PM
- 5 Members
- soffitta1, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
90
6,327 members
194 reviews
3
Score 5
Added 2014-11-27, 09:02 AM
- 5 Members
- amarie, soffitta1, sturlington, Dilara86, ahef1963
94
4,344 members
181 reviews
4
Score 5
Added 2014-06-06, 11:21 AM
98
by Betty Smith
15,998 members
429 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4
Added 2014-05-02, 09:54 AM
- 4 Members
- holly_golightly, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
100
