Recommended Horror and Dark Fiction by Women

Descripció
Dark fiction includes thrillers and books with a noir sensibility, but not necessarily all crime or mysteries.
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La maledicció de Hill House
de Shirley Jackson
9,772 membres
433 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
jain, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, RebeccaBottoms, ManWithAnAgenda
2
Sempre hem viscut al castell
de Shirley Jackson
8,155 membres
424 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
jain, sturlington, unlucky, ahef1963, RebeccaBottoms, ManWithAnAgenda
3
Frankenstein
de Mary Shelley
42,715 membres
713 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
kootibkiteer, sturlington, ahef1963, RebeccaBottoms, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
sturlington: Completed
4
Entrevista amb el vampir : cròniques vampíriques
de Anne Rice
22,951 membres
332 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
KimarieBee, kootibkiteer, sturlington, ahef1963, RebeccaBottoms
5
The Secret History
de Donna Tartt
20,367 membres
557 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
sturlington, unlucky, ahef1963, RebeccaBottoms, ManWithAnAgenda
6
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
59,093 membres
919 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
kootibkiteer, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
7
The Lottery
de Shirley Jackson
1,170 membres
43 ressenyes
4
4 Members
aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
8
Cims borrascosos
de Emily Brontë
52,053 membres
705 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
jain, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
9
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
de Angela Carter
5,521 membres
150 ressenyes
4
3 Members
inge87, sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
10
The Yellow Wallpaper - story
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,210 membres
145 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
11
The Keep
de Jennifer Egan
1,993 membres
96 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms, ManWithAnAgenda
12
Dark Matter
de Michelle Paver
1,024 membres
62 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
jain, sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
13
Beloved
de Toni Morrison
22,868 membres
408 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
14
Perduda
de Gillian Flynn
22,145 membres
1,543 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963
15
The Vampire Lestat
de Anne Rice
13,523 membres
126 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
16
Ferides obertes
de Gillian Flynn
9,748 membres
539 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
dara85, sturlington
17
La part fosca
de Gillian Flynn
8,585 membres
416 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
dara85, sturlington
18
Flowers In The Attic
de V. C. Andrews
6,329 membres
187 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
19
The Talented Mr. Ripley
de Patricia Highsmith
6,224 membres
199 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963
20
The Little Stranger
de Sarah Waters
5,087 membres
345 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
21
Heartsick
de Chelsea Cain
2,427 membres
163 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
dara85, sturlington
22
The Winter People
de Jennifer McMahon
2,226 membres
186 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
23
The Lifeboat
de Charlotte Rogan
1,404 membres
116 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
dara85, sturlington
24
Cousin Kate
de Georgette Heyer
1,398 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
inge87, merrystar
25
Broken Monsters
de Lauren Beukes
1,381 membres
105 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
26
The Silent Companions
de Laura Purcell
1,040 membres
56 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Melmoth
de Sarah Perry
941 membres
72 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
28
The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story
de Susan Hill
893 membres
65 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
29
Waking the Moon
de Elizabeth Hand
817 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
30
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
de Cherie Priest
767 membres
34 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, ahef1963
31
The Sundial
de Shirley Jackson
755 membres
20 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
32
Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side
de L. M. Montgomery
673 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
merrystar, RebeccaBottoms
33
The Cipher
de Kathe Koja
617 membres
34 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
34
Maplecroft
de Cherie Priest
573 membres
45 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
jain, inge87
35
This Sweet Sickness
de Patricia Highsmith
522 membres
15 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
36
Wakenhyrst
de Michelle Paver
516 membres
23 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
jain, sturlington
37
L'Equívoc
de Patricia Highsmith
471 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
38
The Unseen
de Alexandra Sokoloff
276 membres
15 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
39
Skin
de Kathe Koja
248 membres
10 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, RebeccaBottoms
40
The Resurrectionists
de Kim Wilkins
85 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
KimarieBee, RebeccaBottoms
41
L'historiador
de Elizabeth Kostova
21,475 membres
758 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
ahef1963, RebeccaBottoms,sturlington
42
La noia del tren
de Paula Hawkins
17,796 membres
1,117 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
ahef1963
43
We Need to Talk About Kevin
de Lionel Shriver
7,803 membres
396 ressenyes
4.1
Member
ahef1963
44
Affinity
de Sarah Waters
3,344 membres
129 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
45
The Mysteries of Udolpho
de Ann Radcliffe
2,923 membres
62 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
inge87, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
46
The Fifth Child
de Doris Lessing
2,402 membres
76 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
47
The Broken Girls
de Simone St. James
1,743 membres
113 ressenyes
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
48
The Ivy Tree
de Mary Stewart
1,343 membres
35 ressenyes
3.8
Member
merrystar
49
Grotesque
de Natsuo Kirino
1,316 membres
37 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
RebeccaBottoms
50
Pretty Monsters: Stories
de Kelly Link
1,214 membres
63 ressenyes
4
Member
RebeccaBottoms
51
The End of Alice
de A. M. Homes
1,197 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
RebeccaBottoms
52
Plain Bad Heroines
de Emily M. Danforth
1,107 membres
55 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
53
Things in Jars
de Jess Kidd
971 membres
43 ressenyes
3.8
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
54
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
de Yoko Ogawa
861 membres
48 ressenyes
3.9
Member
unlucky
55
Thunder on the Right
de Mary Stewart
801 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
merrystar
56
El Crit de l'òliba
de Patricia Highsmith
670 membres
20 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
RebeccaBottoms
57
The Romance of the Forest
de Ann Radcliffe
643 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
inge87
58
Gothic Tales
de Elizabeth Gaskell
611 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
RebeccaBottoms
59
The Luminous Dead
de Caitlin Starling
597 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
jain
60
The Keeper
de Sarah Langan
547 membres
27 ressenyes
3.1
Member
RebeccaBottoms
61
The Mirror
de Marlys Millhiser
521 membres
24 ressenyes
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
62
The Mist in the Mirror
de Susan Hill
498 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
RebeccaBottoms
63
Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque
de Joyce Carol Oates
492 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
RebeccaBottoms
64
Wylding Hall
de Elizabeth Hand
467 membres
43 ressenyes
3.9
Member
inge87
65
The Bone Key
de Sarah Monette
446 membres
28 ressenyes
4.1
Member
jain
66
The Harrowing
de Alexandra Sokoloff
335 membres
27 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
RebeccaBottoms
67
Renfield: Slave of Dracula
de Barbara Hambly
326 membres
12 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Member
RebeccaBottoms
68
The Uninvited
de Liz Jensen
290 membres
29 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
RebeccaBottoms
69
Book of Shadows
de Alexandra Sokoloff
227 membres
7 ressenyes
3.1
Member
RebeccaBottoms
70
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories
de Marjorie Bowen
155 membres
5 ressenyes
3.8
Member
RebeccaBottoms
71
The Upstairs House
de Julia Fine
129 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
72
Still She Wished for Company
de Margaret Irwin
73 membres
3 ressenyes
4.1
Member
inge87
73
The Price of Meat
de KJ Charles
37 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
Member
jain
74
Red queen
de H. M. Brown
31 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
KimarieBee
75
The Dual Realm
de Paola Capriolo
24 membres
2.2
Member
bluepiano
Explicacions
bluepiano: Don't know whether it's dark/noir, but there's an ominous feel & sense of threat to it.
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The Perfect Place: A Novel
de Sheila Kohler
19 membres
Member
bluepiano
Explicacions
bluepiano: Straightforward style, ambiguous story. Good character study in which a serious crime might have been committed.
77
The Last Bouquet: Some Twilight Tales
de Marjorie Bowen
8 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.3
Member
RebeccaBottoms
78
The Lake of Dead Languages
de Carol Goodman
1,889 membres
64 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
79
The Daylight Gate
de Jeanette Winterson
703 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
RebeccaBottoms,sturlington
80
The Drowning Girl
de Caitlín R. Kiernan
689 membres
34 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
RebeccaBottoms,sturlington
81
Carol
de Patricia Highsmith
2,955 membres
110 ressenyes
3.8
Member
RebeccaBottoms,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explicacions
aulsmith : A bit of a thriller, but not really dark or horror
sturlington : Agree, not dark.