Books Recommended by Emma Watson
Quiet
Susan Cain
Source: "Discusses how extroverts in our society are bigged up so much, and if you’re anything other than an extrovert you’re made to think there’s something wrong with you. That’s like the story of my life." - Emma Watson
Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof
Source: "Depicts, in eye-opening detail, the various cultures and customs that suppress women and gives a voice to those individuals who need to be heard the most." - Emma Watson
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Source: "Emma Watson cites [this book] as one of her favourite books for its expression of the consequences of discretion." - Harper Bazaar
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
Source: "We put such high expectations on ourselves as feminists, on other feminists, and the movement as a whole." - Emma Watson
The Opposite of Loneliness
Marina Keegan
Source: "I had to tell you about this book. If you've already read it tell me what your favourite bits were." - Emma Watson
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Source: "Back in 2007, [Emma Watson] cited [this book] as one of her favorite books in an interview with Scholastic." - Bustle.com
The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Source: "About a bold and brave young woman and her experiences in 1980s Iran." - Emma Watson
The BFG
Roald Dahl
Source: "My dad read me [this book] when I was younger. I'm really fond of [this book]." - Emma Watson
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Source: "I've heard amazing things about this book from a person that I trust." - Emma Watson
The Queen of the Tearling
Erika Johansen
Source: "I didn't sleep for about a week because I couldn't put the bloody thing down." - Emma Watson
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
Source: "I know, it's a cult. I'm not going to take it too far, but I did enjoy it." - Emma Watson
Hunger
Roxane Gay
Source: "What struck me the most about the book is [the auhtor]’s searing honesty." - Emma Watson
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
Source: "About the author’s relationship with artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered." - Emma Watson
Women Who Run with the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Source: "[The author]'s ideas are both ancient and completely new." - Emma Watson
The Magus
John Fowles
Source: "Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me [this book]." - Emma Watson
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
Source: "I've read each one of [these books] 3 or 4 times each." - Emma Watson
Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou
Source: "About the special connection between mother and child." - Emma Watson
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Source: "I read the script first and then I read [this book]." - Emma Watson
How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran
Source: "It deserves to be read more than once." - Emma Watson
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
Source: "Was recommended to me by a friend." - Emma Watson
