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Tavi Gevinson Recommended Books
Tavi Gevinson has recommended 15 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Tavi Gevinson is an American actress, writer, and magazine editor.
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"She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
"It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
"About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
"[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
White Girls
by Hilton Als
"For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
"Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
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Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
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Jack Edwards recommended this bookJack Edwards
"Will fill [you] with love and then break [your] heart into tiny pieces." - Jack Edwards
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"About love letters, of which I've written many." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
I Love Dick
by Chris Kraus
"About love letters, of which I've written many." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
"For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
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"There are two books whose final lines make me cry without fail, irrespective of how many times I read them, and one is [this book]." - J.K. Rowling
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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PewDiePie recommended this bookPewDiePie
"Loved it." - PewDiePie
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Bryan Callen recommended this bookBryan Callen
Bryan Callen recommended this book on YouTube.
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The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Eugenides
"For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
"She pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
The Member of the Wedding
by Carson McCullers
"Frankie seems like a silly 12-year-old who's overly obsessed with her brother's wedding but, actually, people of all ages are obsessed with weddings." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
"[I recommend this book] because everything." - Tavi Gevinson (Source)
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"The God of all writing." - Shonda Rhimes
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