Emma Watson Book Recommendations

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl

"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson (Source)

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)

Harry Potter (8 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)

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)

Catching the Big Fish

Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity

by David Lynch

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

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)

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)

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)

Tribe

On Homecoming and Belonging

by Sebastian Junger

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

East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

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

Tiny Beautiful Things

Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

by Cheryl Strayed

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

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)

Just Kids

by Patti Smith

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

The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World

by Peter Wohlleben

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

Torch

by Cheryl Strayed

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

Brave Enough

by Cheryl Strayed

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

1984

by George Orwell

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

The Vagina Monologues

by Eve Ensler

Emma Watson recommended this book on Instagram. (Source)

The Shadow of the Wind

Cemetery Of Forgotten, Book 1

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

"A wonderful book." - Emma Watson (Source)

The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

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

Sex and World Peace

by Valerie Hudson

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

The Magus

by John Fowles

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

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)

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 Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

by Amy Schumer

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)

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau

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

The Circle

by Dave Eggers

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

Annie John

A Novel

by Jamaica Kincaid

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

Mom & Me & Mom

by Maya Angelou

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

Nights at the Circus

by Angela Carter

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

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

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

We

Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love

by Robert A. Johnson

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

Modern Romance

by Aziz Ansari

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

The Complete Persepolis

by Marjane Satrapi

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

How to Be a Woman

by Caitlin Moran

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

Heart Berries

A Memoir

by Terese Marie Mailhot

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

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)

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

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

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Emma Watson recommended this book on Time Magazine. (Source)

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)

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)

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)

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

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

The Argonauts

by Maggie Nelson

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

Feminist Theory

From Margin to Center

by bell hooks

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)

The Constant Princess

by Philippa Gregory

"I read when I was very young." - Emma Watson (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)

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)

Rookie Yearbook Four

by Tavi Gevinson

"Ladies buy it now now now." - Emma Watson (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)

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)

Moranifesto

by Caitlin Moran

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

My Life on the Road

by Gloria Steinem

Emma Watson recommended this book on Instagram. (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)

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)