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 recommenderA 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 recommenderHarry 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 recommendersBad 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 recommenderThe 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 recommenderHis 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 recommenderThe 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 recommenderThe Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Source: "About a bold and brave young woman and her experiences in 1980s Iran." - Emma Watson
1 recommenderTwilight (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 recommendersThe BFG
Roald Dahl
Source: "My dad read me [this book] when I was younger. I'm really fond of [this book]." - Emma Watson
1 recommenderThe 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 recommenderThe 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
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 recommenderThe Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
Source: "About the author’s relationship with artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered." - Emma Watson
1 recommenderWomen 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 recommenderThe Magus
John Fowles
Source: "Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me [this book]." - Emma Watson
2 recommenders
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