2013 women challenge

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5

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1. Mrs. Dalloway by Vrigina Woolf 3.75/5
2. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/5
3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4/5
4. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 4/5
5. Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K. Hume 3.50/5
6. Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat 3/5
7. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood 3/5

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1. Mrs. Dalloway by Vrigina Woolf 3.75/5
2. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/5
3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4/5
4. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 4/5
5. Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K. Hume 3.50/5
6. Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat 3/5
7. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood 3/5
8. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 4/5

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5
34. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 5/5

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5
34. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 5/5
35. We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulaweyo 4.5/5

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1. Mrs. Dalloway by Vrigina Woolf 3.75/5
2. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/5
3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4/5
4. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 4/5
5. Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K. Hume 3.50/5
6. Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat 3/5
7. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood 3/5
8. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 4/5
9. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 3/5

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5
34. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 5/5
35. We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulaweyo 4.5/5
36. Strange Weather in Tokyo - Hiromi Kawakami 3.5/5

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1. Mrs. Dalloway by Vrigina Woolf 3.75/5
2. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/5
3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4/5
4. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 4/5
5. Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K. Hume 3.50/5
6. Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat 3/5
7. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood 3/5
8. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 4/5
9. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 3/5
10. The Last September by Elizabeth Bown 3.75/5

Just looked through my lists of what I have read so far this year, and the male vs. female authors are almost 50/50. If I read a few more female authors, maybe they'll be ahead! Here are the books written by female authors that I have read so far this year:

1. Kikki Danielsson: Ett Schlagerliv – Kikki Danielsson
2. Asleep - Banana Yoshimoto
3. Jakten på demokrati i förskolan - Gabriella Ekelund
4. Hatet - Maria Sveland
5. Agnes Cecilia - Maria Gripe
6. Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. The Joys of Motherhood - Buchi Emecheta
8. Baking Cakes in Kigali - Gaile Parkin
9. Villette - Charlotte Bronte
10. Herr Arnes Penningar (The Treasure) - Selma Lagerlöf
11. Körkarlen (Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!) - Selma Lagerlöf

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5
34. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 5/5
35. We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulaweyo 4.5/5
36. Strange Weather in Tokyo - Hiromi Kawakami 3.5/5
37. Gilead - Marilynn Robinson 5/5 (and cry, cry, cry)

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5
34. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 5/5
35. We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulaweyo 4.5/5
36. Strange Weather in Tokyo - Hiromi Kawakami 3.5/5
37. Gilead - Marilynn Robinson 5/5 (and cry, cry, cry)
38. White is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi 4/5

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1. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy 3.75/5
2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt 10/5
3. Chérie by Colette 3.75/5
4. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 4.5/5
5. Almost Innocent by Sheila Bosworth 4.5/5
6. Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey - 4.75/5
7. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers - 4.5/5
8. The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright - 4/5
9. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4.5/5
10. Swimming Home - Deborah Levy 4.5/5
11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark 4.5/5
12. Darkmans - Nicola Barker 4/5
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 4.5/5
14. Mr Fox - Helen Oyeyemi 4.5/5
15. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - 4.5/5
16. Lightning Rods - Helen DeWitt - 8/5
17. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller 4.5/5
18. State of Wonder - Ann Patchett 4/5
19. Beautiful Mutants - Deborah Levy - 3.5/5
20. A Novel Bookstore - Laurence Cossé 3.75.5
21. Beasts - Joyce Carol Oates - 4/5
22. Bojour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan 3.75/5
23. A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong 4.5/5
24. Ragnarok the End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt 4/5
25. Weight - Jeanette Winterson 4.5/5
26. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood 4.25/5
27. Silent Spring - Rachel Carson 4/5 for enjoyment 10/5 for bravery and influence
28. The Goddess Chronicle - Natsuo Kirino 4.5/5
29. Where Three Roads Meet - Salley Vickers 3.75/5
30. The Wall - Marlen Haushofer 5/5
31. Baba Yaga Laid an Egg - Dubravka Ugrešić 4/5
32. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud 4.5/5
33. This Book Will Save Your Life - A M Holmes 5/5
34. A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki 5/5
35. We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulaweyo 4.5/5
36. Strange Weather in Tokyo - Hiromi Kawakami 3.5/5
37. Gilead - Marilynn Robinson 5/5 (and cry, cry, cry)
38. White is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi 4/5
39. The Lowland - Jhumpa Lahiri 4.5/5
40. The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton 4.75/5
41. Fair Play - Tove Jansson 4.5/5
42. The Comforters - Muriel Spark 4.5/5

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1. Mrs. Dalloway by Vrigina Woolf 3.75/5
2. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/5
3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4/5
4. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 4/5
5. Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K. Hume 3.50/5
6. Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat 3/5
7. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood 3/5
8. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 4/5
9. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 3/5
10. The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen 3.75/5
11. The Buccaneers and Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton 4/5

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1. Mrs. Dalloway by Vrigina Woolf 3.75/5
2. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell 4/5
3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme 4/5
4. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 4/5
5. Prophecy: Clash of Kings by M.K. Hume 3.50/5
6. Spirit of Lost Angels by Liza Perrat 3/5
7. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood 3/5
8. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 4/5
9. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory 3/5
10. The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen 3.75/5
11. The Buccaneers and Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton 4/5
12. Silas Marner by Geroge Eliot 4/5 stars