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Formidable Female Characters - Page 3

Some are delightful (Ántonia Shimerda), some are detestable (Annie Wilkes), and some are a mix of many conflicting qualities (Molly Bloom, Jean Brodie).
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Amy Dunne (Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 2012)
Amy Dunne
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 2012
82
V.I. Warshawski (Hardball, Sara Paretsky, 2009)
V.I. Warshawski
Hardball, Sara Paretsky, 2009
83
Liesel Meminger (The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, 2005)
Liesel Meminger
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, 2005
84
Lily Bart (The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, 1905)
Lily Bart
The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton, 1905
85
Ruth (Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Fay Weldon, 1983)
Ruth
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Fay Weldon, 1983
86
Matilda (Matilda, Roald Dahl, 1988)
Matilda
Matilda, Roald Dahl, 1988
87
Carrie White (Carrie, Stephen King, 1974)
Carrie White
Carrie, Stephen King, 1974
88
Ophelia (Hamlet, Shakespeare, 1599)
Ophelia
Hamlet, Shakespeare, 1599
89
Lyra Belacqua (The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, 1999)
Lyra Belacqua
The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, 1999
90
Cruella De Vil (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, 1956)
Cruella De Vil
The Hundred and One Dalmatians, 1956
91
Tracy Lord (The Philadelphia Story, Barry, 1939)
Tracy Lord
The Philadelphia Story, Barry, 1939
92
Rebecca Randall (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1903)
Rebecca Randall
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 1903
93
Eleanor Shaw Iselin (The Manchurian Candidate, 1959)
Eleanor Shaw Iselin
The Manchurian Candidate, 1959
94
Eli (Let the Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2004)
Eli
Let the Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist, 2004
95
Lilly Dillon (The Grifters, Jim Thompson, 1963)
Lilly Dillon
The Grifters, Jim Thompson, 1963
96
O-Lan (The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, 1931)
O-Lan
The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, 1931
97
Ramona Quimby (Ramona Quimby Age 8, Cleary, 1981)
Ramona Quimby
Ramona Quimby Age 8, Cleary, 1981
98
Hester Prynne (The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850)
Hester Prynne
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
99
Mrs. Malaprop (The Rivals, Richard B. Sheridan, 1775)
Mrs. Malaprop
The Rivals, Richard B. Sheridan, 1775
100
Lulu (Pandora's Box, Frank Wedekind, 1904)
Lulu
Pandora's Box, Frank Wedekind, 1904
101
Tita (Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel, 1989)
Tita
Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel, 1989
102
Mary Cavan Tyrone (Long Day's Journey Into Night)
Mary Cavan Tyrone
Long Day's Journey Into Night
103
Starr Carter (The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, 2017)
Starr Carter
The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas, 2017
104
Eliza Doolittle (Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, 1913)
Eliza Doolittle
Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw, 1913
105
Roxie Hart (Chicago, Maurine Dallas Watkins, 1926)
Roxie Hart
Chicago, Maurine Dallas Watkins, 1926
106
Wang Chia-Chih (Lust, Caution, Eileen Chang, 1979)
Wang Chia-Chih
Lust, Caution, Eileen Chang, 1979
107
Janice Angstrom (Rabbit Is Rich, John Updike, 1981)
Janice Angstrom
Rabbit Is Rich, John Updike, 1981
108
Eleanor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen, 1811)
Eleanor Dashwood
Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen, 1811
109
Pearl Warren (Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng, 2017)
Pearl Warren
Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng, 2017
110
Miyax (Julie of the Wolves, Jean C. George, 1972)
Miyax
Julie of the Wolves, Jean C. George, 1972
111
Mattie Ross (True Grit, Charles Portis, 1968)
Mattie Ross
True Grit, Charles Portis, 1968
112
Lavinia Mannon (Mourning Becomes Electra, O'Neill, 1931)
Lavinia Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra, O'Neill, 1931
113
Daisy Miller (Daisy Miller, Henry James, 1878)
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller, Henry James, 1878
114
Dorothea Brooke (Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871)
Dorothea Brooke
Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871
115
Lady Brett Ashley (The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, 1926)
Lady Brett Ashley
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway, 1926
116
Doris (The Artificial Silk Girl, Irmgard Keun, 1931)
Doris
The Artificial Silk Girl, Irmgard Keun, 1931
117
Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier, 1938)
Mrs. Danvers
Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier, 1938
118
Margaret Schlegel (Howards End, E.M. Forster, 1910)
Margaret Schlegel
Howards End, E.M. Forster, 1910
119
Jackie Burke (Rum Punch, Elmore Leonard, 1992)
Jackie Burke
Rum Punch, Elmore Leonard, 1992
120
Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, 1599)
Beatrice
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, 1599
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