Lesbian Canon (39 books)

Lesbian Canon

what you should have read if you're into lesbian fiction...

1	Fun Home by Alison Bechdel 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 25,981 ratings score: 889, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 12,532 ratings score: 865, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 18,407 ratings score: 794, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 18,137 ratings score: 790, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 10,203 ratings score: 665, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 7,522 ratings score: 563, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,233 ratings score: 458, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 11,397 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 18,592 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 1,205 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 3,806 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 4,716 ratings score: 363, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The World Unseen by Shamim Sarif 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 419 ratings score: 360, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 21,177 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Hood by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 683 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Orlando by Virginia Woolf 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 17,694 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 29,241 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,090 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Valencia by Michelle Tea 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,547 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 5,203 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Potential by Ariel Schrag (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 763 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 707 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 1,657 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	One Man's Trash: Stories by Ivan E. Coyote 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	In Another Place, Not Here by Dionne Brand 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 839 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Batwoman, Vol. 1: Hydrology by J.H. Williams III 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 2,138 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole (Goodreads Author) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 724 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Nightwood by Djuna Barnes 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 3,032 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,169 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Carry the One by Carol Anshaw (Goodreads Author) 3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 5,509 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge (Goodreads Author) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 420 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Petty Details of So-and-so's Life by Camilla Gibb 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Six Metres of Pavement by Farzana Doctor (Goodreads Author) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	When Fox is a Thousand by Larissa Lai 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Creamsickle by Rhiannon Argo (Goodreads Author) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	I Am a Woman by Ann Bannon 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Mauve Desert by Nicole Brossard 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars