Books Recommended by Emma Watson
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Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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
1 recommender
A Path Appears
Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity
Nicholas D. Kristof
Source: "Movements like the one [the author] continued with [this book] are so important as they encourage solidarity in the values we share." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
Harry Potter (8 books)
J.K. Rowling
Source: "I've read each one of [these books] 3 or 4 times each." - 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
3 recommenders
Bad Feminist
Essays
Roxane Gay
Source: "We put such high expectations on ourselves as feminists, on other feminists, and the movement as a whole." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
The Opposite of Loneliness
Essays and Stories
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
1 recommender
His Dark Materials (8 books)
Philip Pullman
Source: Emma Watson recommended this series on Twitter.
The Richard Burton Diaries
Richard Burton
Source: "[The author] obviously wrote his diaries with the idea that people would read them, that they would be public." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
The Shadow of the Wind
Cemetery Of Forgotten, Book 1
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Source: "Back in 2007, [Emma Watson] cited [this book] as one of her favorite books in an interview with Scholastic." - Bustle.com
1 recommender
The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Source: "About a bold and brave young woman and her experiences in 1980s Iran." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
Twilight (5 books)
Stephenie Meyer
Source: "I literally felt depressed when I finished reading them because I thought, 'Oh my God, what am I going to do now?'" - Emma Watson
2 recommenders
The BFG
Roald Dahl
Source: "My dad read me [this book] when I was younger. I'm really fond of [this book]." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
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
A Novel
Erika Johansen
Source: "I didn't sleep for about a week because I couldn't put the bloody thing down." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
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
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Hunger
A Memoir of (My) Body
Roxane Gay
Source: "What struck me the most about the book is [the auhtor]’s searing honesty." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
Source: "About the author’s relationship with artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
Women Who Run with the Wolves
Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Source: "[The author]'s ideas are both ancient and completely new." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
The Magus
John Fowles
Source: "Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me [this book]." - Emma Watson
2 recommenders
Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou
Source: "About the special connection between mother and child." - Emma Watson
3 recommenders
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Source: "I read the script first and then I read [this book]." - Emma Watson
2 recommenders
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3 recommenders
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on Time Magazine.
Natural Beauty
James Houston
Source: "My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with [this book]." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
2 recommenders
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
David Foster Wallace
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
2 recommenders
Catching the Big Fish
Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
David Lynch
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
2 recommenders
Beyond Words
What Animals Think and Feel
Carl Safina
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
Sebastian Junger
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
4 recommenders
5 recommenders
The Hidden Life of Trees
What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World
Peter Wohlleben
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
3 recommenders
Sex and World Peace
Valerie Hudson
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
What I Know For Sure
Oprah Winfrey
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
2 recommenders
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
1 recommender
3 recommenders
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
The Bloody Chamber
And Other Stories
Angela Carter
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Annie John
A Novel
Jamaica Kincaid
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
We
Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love
Robert A. Johnson
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
2 recommenders
1 recommender
Heart Berries
A Memoir
Terese Marie Mailhot
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir
Kai Cheng Thom
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
3 recommenders
Ain't I a Woman
Black Women and Feminism
bell hooks
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
The Sleep Revolution
Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time
Arianna Huffington
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
3 recommenders
Small Is Beautiful
Economics as if People Mattered
E. F. Schumacher
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Feminist Theory
From Margin to Center
bell hooks
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Way of the Actor
A Path to Knowledge and Power
Brian Bates
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Prime Time
Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit; Making the Most of all of Your Life
Jane Fonda
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
In the Body of the World
A Memoir of Cancer and Connection
Eve Ensler
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
Self-Made Man
One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
Norah Vincent
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
1 recommender
Feminism Is for Everybody
Passionate Politics
bell hooks
Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
1 recommender
2 recommenders
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
A Memoir
Carrie Brownstein
Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on GoodReads.
1 recommender
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
A Memoir of Life in Death
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
3 recommenders
1 recommender
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Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed
Source: "I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed
Source: "I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson
1 recommender
3 recommenders
1 recommender
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