Inspired by this 100 greatest books for men list, a group for women called Chicks on Lit over at Goodreads is asking it’s members: what book would you include in a similar list for women.

Here are the criteria:

• Book that shaped the lives of WOMEN while helping to define broader cultural ideas of what it means to be a woman.
• Book that has shaped our (women’s) perspective on politics, religion, money, love, relationships and self.
• Say why your book does the above for you as a woman or women in general.
• The book can appeal to a male audience too but should have a centrally located message for women or girls.
• Books can be classics, ficition, nonfiction, poetry compliations but need to meet the above.
• Remember, we want to make this a list for the essential woman’s library not just a list of 100 great books. 

There are a ton of really obvious nominations – like Little Women – but I have this itching feeling that a bunch of not so obvious titles are being left out. For this reason, I send an appeal. What books would you nominate?

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