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Great Literary Female Characters

From beloved heroines to wickedly nasty villains, these are some of the best female characters in literature.
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Achingly Alice (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Achingly Alice
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
Kate Quinn
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Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
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Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery
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Anthem
Anthem
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Are You There God It's Me Margaret
Are You There God It's Me Margaret
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
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The Babysitters Club Books
The Babysitters Club Books
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Beast (Donna Jo Napoli)
Beast
Donna Jo Napoli
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Beezus and Ramona
Beezus and Ramona
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Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
Helen Fielding
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A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings
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Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. (Kristiana Gregory)
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
Kristiana Gregory
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Cleopatra's Daughter (Michelle Moran)
Cleopatra's Daughter
Michelle Moran
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great (Stephanie Thornton)
The Conqueror's Wife: A Novel of Alexander the Great
Stephanie Thornton
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A Dance With Dragons
A Dance With Dragons
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The Crucible
The Crucible
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Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn
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The Dark Queen (Susan Carroll)
The Dark Queen
Susan Carroll
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Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
Isabel Allende
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Daughters of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Daughters of Rome
Kate Quinn
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Dawn on a Distant Shore (Sara Donati)
Dawn on a Distant Shore
Sara Donati
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Dealing With Dragons
Dealing With Dragons
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The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Dracula
Dracula
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An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers
An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers
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Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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Empress of the Seven Hills (Kate Quinn)
Empress of the Seven Hills
Kate Quinn
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The Endless Forest (Sara Donati)
The Endless Forest
Sara Donati
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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
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A Feast of Crows
A Feast of Crows
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The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring
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Fire Along the Sky (Sara Donati)
Fire Along the Sky
Sara Donati
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A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
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