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Emma Watson Book Recommendations (73 Books)

Emma Watson is an English actress, model and activist.

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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

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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

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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

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The Remains of the Day

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Complete Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Source: "About a bold and brave young woman and her experiences in 1980s Iran." - Emma Watson

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The BFG

Roald Dahl

Source: "My dad read me [this book] when I was younger. I'm really fond of [this book]." - Emma Watson

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The Color Purple

Source: "I've heard amazing things about this book from a person that I trust." - Emma Watson

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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

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The Fountainhead

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

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The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

Source: "About the author’s relationship with artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered." - Emma Watson

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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

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The Magus

John Fowles

Source: "Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me [this book]." - Emma Watson

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Mom & Me & Mom

Maya Angelou

Source: "About the special connection between mother and child." - Emma Watson

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: "I read the script first and then I read [this book]." - Emma Watson

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How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

Source: "It deserves to be read more than once." - Emma Watson

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Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

Source: Emma Watson mentioned this book in a Marie Claire interview.

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The Little Prince

Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on Time Magazine.

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Natural Beauty

James Houston

Source: "My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with [this book]." - Emma Watson

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Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Catching the Big Fish

Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity

David Lynch

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Beyond Words

What Animals Think and Feel

Carl Safina

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Tribe

On Homecoming and Belonging

Sebastian Junger

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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East of Eden

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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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.

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Brave Enough

Cheryl Strayed

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Sex and World Peace

Valerie Hudson

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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What I Know For Sure

Oprah Winfrey

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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The Bloody Chamber

And Other Stories

Angela Carter

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Annie John

A Novel

Jamaica Kincaid

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Nights at the Circus

Angela Carter

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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We

A Novel

Yevgeny Zamyatin

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Modern Romance

Aziz Ansari

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Heart Berries

A Memoir

Terese Marie Mailhot

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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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.

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The Handmaid's Tale

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Ain't I a Woman

Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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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.

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Small Is Beautiful

Economics as if People Mattered

E. F. Schumacher

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Feminist Theory

From Margin to Center

bell hooks

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Way of the Actor

A Path to Knowledge and Power

Brian Bates

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Moranifesto

Caitlin Moran

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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Feminism Is for Everybody

Passionate Politics

bell hooks

Source: On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.

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All About Love

New Visions

bell hooks

Source: "It’s been on my list for a while." - Emma Watson

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The Vagina Monologues

Eve Ensler

Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on Instagram.

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The Constant Princess

Plantagenet and Tudor, Book 4

Philippa Gregory

Source: "I read when I was very young." - Emma Watson

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My Life on the Road

Gloria Steinem

Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on Instagram.

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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

A Memoir

Carrie Brownstein

Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on GoodReads.

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

A Memoir of Life in Death

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Source: Emma Watson recommended this book on Twitter.

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The Fault in Our Stars

Source: "I stayed up til 4 finishing [this book]." - Emma Watson

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Rookie Yearbook Four

Tavi Gevinson

Source: "Ladies buy it now now now." - Emma Watson

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Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Source: "Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson

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Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Cheryl Strayed

Source: "I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson

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Tiny Beautiful Things

Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Cheryl Strayed

Source: "I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson

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Torch

Cheryl Strayed

Source: "I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

Source: "A wonderful book." - Emma Watson

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Love Letters to the Dead

Ava Dellaira

Source: "I loved [this book]." - Emma Watson

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Emma Watson Book Recommendations (73 Books)

Quiet

Half the Sky

A Path Appears

The Remains of the Day

Bad Feminist

The Opposite of Loneliness

The Richard Burton Diaries

The Shadow of the Wind

The Complete Persepolis

The BFG

The Color Purple

The Queen of the Tearling

The Fountainhead

Hunger

The Argonauts

Women Who Run with the Wolves

The Magus

Mom & Me & Mom

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

How to Be a Woman

Norwegian Wood

Siddhartha

Metamorphoses

Just Kids

The Little Prince

Natural Beauty

Pachinko

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Catching the Big Fish

Beyond Words

Tribe

East of Eden

The Hidden Life of Trees

Brave Enough

Sex and World Peace

What I Know For Sure

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

The Circle

Walden

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

The Bloody Chamber

Annie John

Nights at the Circus

We

Modern Romance

Heart Berries

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars

The Handmaid's Tale

Ain't I a Woman

The Sleep Revolution

Small Is Beautiful

Feminist Theory

Way of the Actor

Prime Time

In the Body of the World

Self-Made Man

Moranifesto

Feminism Is for Everybody

All About Love

The Vagina Monologues

The Constant Princess

My Life on the Road

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Fault in Our Stars

Rookie Yearbook Four

Man's Search for Meaning

Wild

Tiny Beautiful Things

Torch

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Love Letters to the Dead

Other Experts

Caroline Paul

Cheryl Strayed

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