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Emma Watson has recommended 95 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

Emma Watson is an English actress, model and activist.

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Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl
"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson (Source)

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35 people
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  • Naval Ravikant recommended this book
  • David Blaine recommended this book
  • Terry Crews recommended this book
  • +29

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    • Jimmy Fallon
      "Talks about the meaning of life, and I believe you come out a better person from reading it." - Jimmy Fallon
    • Tony Robbins
      "Taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything." - Tony Robbins
    • Simon Sinek
      "Single most important book you can read." - Simon Sinek
    • Michael Gervais
      "Outlines methods to discover deep meaning and purpose in life." - Michael Gervais
    • Daniel Pink
      "A hugely important book for me." - Daniel Pink
    • Ev Williams
      On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
    • Bryan Johnson
      "His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life." - Bryan Johnson
    • Dustin Moskovitz
      Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
    • Sam Altman
      This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
    • Chelsea Handler
      "One of those beautiful accounts of a terrible time in our history. His calm and sagaciousness, while witnessing one horror after another played out during his time in three separate concentration camps, is awe inspiring." - Chelsea Handler
    • Ryan Holiday
      "Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering." - Ryan Holiday
    • Maria Popova
      "A meditation on what the gruesome experience of Auschwitz taught [the author] about the primary purpose of life: the quest for meaning, which sustained those who survived." - Maria Popova
    • Aniela Gregorek
      "A book I have gifted to many people because it changed the way I think about human suffering and grace in life." - Aniela Gregorek
    • Fedor Holz
      "[From it] I interpreted that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, and that having meaning in our life is essential." - Fedor Holz
    • Turia Pitt
      "[If people are] doing a bit of soul searching, hands down [I give them this book]." - Turia Pitt
    • Chip Conley
      "If I were to take the meaning of [this book], and turn it into an equation, it would be despair equals suffering minus meaning." - Chip Conley
    • Dave Elitch
      Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
    • PewDiePie
      "A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie
    • Shane Parrish
      "As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz." - Shane Parrish
    • Phil Jackson
      "An important book for me." - Phil Jackson
    • Tom Bilyeu
      Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
    • Lex Fridman
      "I reread [this book] quite often." - Lex Fridman
    • Mark Manson
      Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
    • Alastair Humphreys
      "Slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it." - Alastair Humphreys
    • Steve Kerr
      "Incredibly inspiring." - Steve Kerr
    • Robin Black
      "One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history. From suffering comes beauty." - Robin Black
    • Jim Kwik
      "Illustrates that it’s not our circumstances but the decisions we make that diminish or develop us." - Jim Kwik
    • Michael Hyatt
      Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
    • Patrick Bet-David
      Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

The Queen of the Tearling

A Novel

by Erika Johansen
"I didn't sleep for about a week because I couldn't put the bloody thing down." - Emma Watson (Source)

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

Harry Potter (9 books)

"I've read each one of [these books] 3 or 4 times each." - Emma Watson (Source)

All About Love

New Visions

by bell hooks
"It’s been on my list for a while." - Emma Watson (Source)

Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed
"I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

4 people

The Opposite of Loneliness

Essays and Stories

by Marina Keegan
"I had to tell you about this book. If you've already read it tell me what your favourite bits were." - Emma Watson (Source)

His Dark Materials (8 books)

Emma Watson recommended this series on Twitter. (Source)

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

by David Foster Wallace
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

Catching the Big Fish

Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity

by David Lynch
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

Beyond Words

What Animals Think and Feel

by Carl Safina
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Twilight (5 books)

"I literally felt depressed when I finished reading them because I thought, 'Oh my God, what am I going to do now?'" - Emma Watson (Source)

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Women Who Run with the Wolves

Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
"[The author]'s ideas are both ancient and completely new." - Emma Watson (Source)

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro
"Emma Watson cites [this book] as one of her favourite books for its expression of the consequences of discretion." - Harper Bazaar (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

Love Letters to the Dead

by Ava Dellaira
"I loved [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse
"Was recommended to me by a friend." - Emma Watson (Source)

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15 people
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  • Neil Strauss recommended this book
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    • Tim Ferriss
      "Consider reading or rereading this short gem." - Tim Ferriss
    • Fred Wilson
      "I loved [this book] when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me." - Fred Wilson
    • Patrick O'Shaughnessy
      "An old classic." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
    • Phil Jackson
      Phil Jackson recommended this book on Twitter.
    • Lex Fridman
      Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
    • Justin Kan
      "One of two books I’ve lived my life by since I read 20 years ago!" - Justin Kan
    • Harry Styles
      "A friend gave me [this book] when we started travelling together. It makes a lot of sense to me. I think it’s a really important book." - Harry Styles
    • James Clear
      "[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
    • Jack Edwards
      "About a man who is searching for his faith but finds everything he needs within himself." - Jack Edwards

Tribe

On Homecoming and Belonging

by Sebastian Junger
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

3 people

Tiny Beautiful Things

Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

by Cheryl Strayed
"I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

4 people
  • Ryan Holiday recommended this book
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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

4 people

Just Kids

by Patti Smith
"I have had [this book] on my bedside forever." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand
"I know, it's a cult. I'm not going to take it too far, but I did enjoy it." - Emma Watson (Source)

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13 people
  • Mark Cuban recommended this book
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  • Kevin Kelly recommended this book
  • Travis Kalanick recommended this book
  • Vince Vaughn recommended this book
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    • Ev Williams
      On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
    • Jesse Williams
      "The protagonist’s audacious self-confidence and refusal to compromise his artistic vision—which was to say, himself—was a fascinating thing to survey." - Jesse Williams
    • Noah Kagan
      "Healthy selfishness is a great thing." - Noah Kagan
    • Fred Wilson
      "I do love [this book]." - Fred Wilson
    • Jim Carrey
      "I would be Howard Roark and not Peter Keating in [this book]." - Jim Carrey
    • Ray Dalio
      "Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
    • Shah Rukh Khan
      "[This book] is good a difficult long read though..." - Shah Rukh Khan

Torch

by Cheryl Strayed
"I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

The Hidden Life of Trees

The Mysteries of Nature, Book 1

by Peter Wohlleben
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

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3 people
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1984

by George Orwell
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

13 people

Brave Enough

by Cheryl Strayed
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Amelia Boone recommended this book
  • Shane Parrish recommended this book

The Vagina Monologues

by Eve Ensler
Emma Watson recommended this book on Instagram. (Source)

Hunger

A Memoir of (My) Body

by Roxane Gay
"What struck me the most about the book is [the auhtor]’s searing honesty." - Emma Watson (Source)

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini
"A wonderful book." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Ann Miura-Ko recommended this book
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The Shadow of the Wind

Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Book 1

by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
"Back in 2007, [Emma Watson] cited [this book] as one of her favorite books in an interview with Scholastic." - Bustle.com (Source)

The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green
"I stayed up til 4 finishing [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

Sex and World Peace

by Valerie Hudson
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Half the Sky

Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

by Nicholas D. Kristof
"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 (Source)

The Magus

by John Fowles
"Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

by Jeanette Winterson
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

What I Know For Sure

by Oprah Winfrey
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person
  • Jodie Cook recommended this book

Mom & Me & Mom

Maya Angelou's Autobiography, Book 7

by Maya Angelou
"About the special connection between mother and child." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

Annie John

A Novel

by Jamaica Kincaid
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

by Angela Carter
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

by Amy Schumer
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Michael Pollan recommended this book
  • Shane Parrish recommended this book

The Circle

The Circle, Book 1

by Dave Eggers
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky
"I read the script first and then I read [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

Nights at the Circus

by Angela Carter
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

We

Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love

by Robert A. Johnson
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person
  • Dr. Andrew Weil recommended this book

The Complete Persepolis

by Marjane Satrapi
"About a bold and brave young woman and her experiences in 1980s Iran." - Emma Watson (Source)

Modern Romance

by Aziz Ansari
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

How to Be a Woman

by Caitlin Moran
"It deserves to be read more than once." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Emma Watson recommended this book on Time Magazine. (Source)

Also recommended by

6 people

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

A Memoir of Life in Death

by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emma Watson recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

A Memoir

by Carrie Brownstein
Emma Watson recommended this book on GoodReads. (Source)

Ain't I a Woman

Black Women and Feminism

by bell hooks
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale, Book 1

by Margaret Atwood
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars

A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir

by Kai Cheng Thom
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Heart Berries

A Memoir

by Terese Marie Mailhot
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Bad Feminist

Essays

by Roxane Gay
"We put such high expectations on ourselves as feminists, on other feminists, and the movement as a whole." - Emma Watson (Source)

The Argonauts

by Maggie Nelson
"About the author’s relationship with artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered." - Emma Watson (Source)

The Color Purple

Color Purple, Book 1

by Alice Walker
"I've heard amazing things about this book from a person that I trust." - Emma Watson (Source)

Also recommended by

3 people

Feminist Theory

From Margin to Center

by bell hooks
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Small Is Beautiful

Economics as if People Mattered

by E. F. Schumacher
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

The Sleep Revolution

Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time

by Arianna Huffington
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Also recommended by

2 people
  • Karlie Kloss recommended this book
  • Sheryl Sandberg recommended this book

The Constant Princess

Plantagenet and Tudor, Book 6

by Philippa Gregory
"I read when I was very young." - Emma Watson (Source)

In the Body of the World

A Memoir of Cancer and Connection

by Eve Ensler
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Prime Time

Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit; Making the Most of all of Your Life

by Jane Fonda
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Way of the Actor

A Path to Knowledge and Power

by Brian Bates
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

The BFG

by Roald Dahl
"My dad read me [this book] when I was younger. I'm really fond of [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

My Life on the Road

by Gloria Steinem
Emma Watson recommended this book on Instagram. (Source)

Also recommended by

1 person
  • Karlie Kloss recommended this book

Moranifesto

by Caitlin Moran
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Self-Made Man

One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man

by Norah Vincent
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Rookie Yearbook Four

by Tavi Gevinson
"Ladies buy it now now now." - Emma Watson (Source)

Quiet

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain
"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 (Source)

Also recommended by

5 people
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Natural Beauty

by James Houston
"My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with [this book]." - Emma Watson (Source)

A Path Appears

Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

by Nicholas D. Kristof
"Movements like the one [the author] continued with [this book] are so important as they encourage solidarity in the values we share." - Emma Watson (Source)

The Richard Burton Diaries

by Richard Burton
"[The author] obviously wrote his diaries with the idea that people would read them, that they would be public." - Emma Watson (Source)

Metamorphoses

by Ovid
Emma Watson mentioned this book in a Vanity Fair interview. (Source)

Feminism Is for Everybody

Passionate Politics

by bell hooks
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile. (Source)

Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami
Emma Watson mentioned this book in a Marie Claire interview. (Source)

Also recommended by

3 people

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