Books Recommended by Alice Walker
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Who Asked You?
Terry McMillan
Source: "A rich celebration of mothers who have, in the age of crack cocaine, been forced to raise their own grandchildren, having lost their daughters to the epidemic." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderGulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
Source: "I was 11 when I read it and it encouraged me to believe the world was large, fascinating, and with incredibly interesting creatures in it!" - Alice Walker
Fear
Trump in the White House
Bob Woodward
Source: "There are women in the story, but they lack the quality of energetic feminine connectivity with life that means inevitable change." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderPerfect Peace
A Novel
Daniel Black
Source: "About a young boy in the Deep South who was raised until he was 8 as if he were a girl." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderDown and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
Source: "Hilarious, with a humor quite unexpected in the otherwise seemingly somber Brother Blair." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderRevolutionary Road, The Easter Parade, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
Richard Yates
Source: "I don’t understand why Yates isn’t read in every English class." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderBetty Shabazz
Russell J. Rickford
Source: Alice Walker mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.
1 recommenderJane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
Source: "My feeling of kinship with [this book] has never waned." - Alice Walker
3 recommendersAnd the Truth Shall Set You Free
David Icke
Source: "A curious person’s dream come true." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderAlice Walker
A Life
Evelyn C. White
Source: "I am content, even happy with [this book]." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderThe Road of Lost Innocence
The story of a Cambodian heroine
Somaly Mam
Source: "I couldn’t sleep after reading this book." - Alice Walker
1 recommenderUnhinged
An Insider's Account of the Trump White House
Omarosa Manigault Newman
Source: "Scary, but full of color and life." - Alice Walker
1 recommender- 3 recommenders
The Activist's Tao Te Ching
Ancient Advice for a Modern Revolution
William Martin
Source: "A recent inspiration." - Alice Walker
1 recommender- 1 recommender
- 1 recommender
FAQ
Did Alice Walker recommend all these books?
While this list primarily comprises books enthusiastically recommended by Alice Walker, it also includes a variety of titles that Alice Walker has mentioned or suggested in various contexts. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive reading list that reflects Alice Walker's literary influences, interests, and recommendations, though not every book on the list may be an explicit endorsement.
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