Let's face it. Sometimes a "strong female character" is just a euphemism. Revel in their smoking, sleeping in, questionable life choices, refusal to be nice, and prickly intelligence in these first-person stories. Spoiler alert: they don't all have happy endings. Or even happy beginnings. Created by a very nice and well-behaved PCPL staffer.
Years before "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Smilla was an aggressive, borderline autistic, completely unmaternal underachieving Scandinavian genius. It's not too late to meet her.
Years before "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Smilla was an aggressive, borderline autistic, completely unmaternal underachieving Scandinavian genius. It's not too late to meet her.
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Years before "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Smilla was an aggressive, borderline autistic, completely unmaternal underachieving Scandinavian genius. It's not too late to meet her.
Years before "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Smilla was an aggressive, borderline autistic, completely unmaternal underachieving Scandinavian genius. It's not too late to meet her.
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By the author of Gone Girl, this is about a character who's never been able to move on from the horrific murder of her family when she was a small child. ...Show more
By the author of Gone Girl, this is about a character who's never been able to move on from the horrific murder of her family when she was a small child. Now her money's running out, she has no inclination to get a job, and she turns to a seedy detective club to solve the mystery of what happened all those years ago.
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By the author of Gone Girl, this is about a character who's never been able to move on from the horrific murder of her family when she was a small child. ...Show more
By the author of Gone Girl, this is about a character who's never been able to move on from the horrific murder of her family when she was a small child. Now her money's running out, she has no inclination to get a job, and she turns to a seedy detective club to solve the mystery of what happened all those years ago.
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Sent off to live in another country with her weird cousins. Just what any teenage girl would dread, right? And when she thought her life couldn't get any worse, society fell apart.
Sent off to live in another country with her weird cousins. Just what any teenage girl would dread, right? And when she thought her life couldn't get any worse, society fell apart.
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Sent off to live in another country with her weird cousins. Just what any teenage girl would dread, right? And when she thought her life couldn't get any worse, society fell apart.
Sent off to live in another country with her weird cousins. Just what any teenage girl would dread, right? And when she thought her life couldn't get any worse, society fell apart.
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You'll never be able to forgive the narrator for the choices she made when she was a little girl. But you'll never doubt the authenticity of a single word she says.
You'll never be able to forgive the narrator for the choices she made when she was a little girl. But you'll never doubt the authenticity of a single word she says.
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You'll never be able to forgive the narrator for the choices she made when she was a little girl. But you'll never doubt the authenticity of a single word she says.
You'll never be able to forgive the narrator for the choices she made when she was a little girl. But you'll never doubt the authenticity of a single word she says.
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She wakes up in a juvenile detention center. She doesn't remember why she's there. She doesn't want to.
She wakes up in a juvenile detention center. She doesn't remember why she's there. She doesn't want to.
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She wakes up in a juvenile detention center. She doesn't remember why she's there. She doesn't want to.
She wakes up in a juvenile detention center. She doesn't remember why she's there. She doesn't want to.
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Agatha Raisin doesn't age gracefully. Throughout this series (this is the first volume), you'll watch her awkward one night stands, ridiculous lies, troub...Show more
Agatha Raisin doesn't age gracefully. Throughout this series (this is the first volume), you'll watch her awkward one night stands, ridiculous lies, troubling hirsutism, and lack of self-awareness get her in trouble again and again. Yet you'll appreciate her tenacity and dry humor at the same time.
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Agatha Raisin doesn't age gracefully. Throughout this series (this is the first volume), you'll watch her awkward one night stands, ridiculous lies, troub...Show more
Agatha Raisin doesn't age gracefully. Throughout this series (this is the first volume), you'll watch her awkward one night stands, ridiculous lies, troubling hirsutism, and lack of self-awareness get her in trouble again and again. Yet you'll appreciate her tenacity and dry humor at the same time.
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Most of Jennifer McMahon's books feature messed up characters of various genders. And creepy little girls on the cover. This one's no exception.
Most of Jennifer McMahon's books feature messed up characters of various genders. And creepy little girls on the cover. This one's no exception.
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Most of Jennifer McMahon's books feature messed up characters of various genders. And creepy little girls on the cover. This one's no exception.
Most of Jennifer McMahon's books feature messed up characters of various genders. And creepy little girls on the cover. This one's no exception.
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If you name a kid Blue, this is kind of what you should expect. You'll love her voice, her matter-of-fact honesty about adolescent cruelty, and the literary reference Easter eggs.
If you name a kid Blue, this is kind of what you should expect. You'll love her voice, her matter-of-fact honesty about adolescent cruelty, and the literary reference Easter eggs.
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If you name a kid Blue, this is kind of what you should expect. You'll love her voice, her matter-of-fact honesty about adolescent cruelty, and the literary reference Easter eggs.
If you name a kid Blue, this is kind of what you should expect. You'll love her voice, her matter-of-fact honesty about adolescent cruelty, and the literary reference Easter eggs.
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The movie "Precious" was based on this story. Once you see life from her perspective, you'll make a lot of tough realizations about your own judgments of others.
The movie "Precious" was based on this story. Once you see life from her perspective, you'll make a lot of tough realizations about your own judgments of others.
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The movie "Precious" was based on this story. Once you see life from her perspective, you'll make a lot of tough realizations about your own judgments of others.
The movie "Precious" was based on this story. Once you see life from her perspective, you'll make a lot of tough realizations about your own judgments of others.
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Lizbeth Salander isn't just messed up. She's a genius. She loves Ikea furniture and backlit MacBooks. She has strong opinions. And she knows how to get even.
Lizbeth Salander isn't just messed up. She's a genius. She loves Ikea furniture and backlit MacBooks. She has strong opinions. And she knows how to get even.
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Lizbeth Salander isn't just messed up. She's a genius. She loves Ikea furniture and backlit MacBooks. She has strong opinions. And she knows how to get even.
Lizbeth Salander isn't just messed up. She's a genius. She loves Ikea furniture and backlit MacBooks. She has strong opinions. And she knows how to get even.
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