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Moving Reads from “Harry Potter” Star Emma Watson
Watson has starred in many book adaptations and started a feminist book club.
Published on August 7, 2023
Heart Berries: A Memoir
Terese Marie MailhotA rare debut that will take your breath away with its poetic beauty. Watson wrote on Goodreads, “I love [Mailhot’s] suspicion of words. I have always been terrified and in awe of the power of words — but Mailhot does not let them silence her…. She finds the purest way to say what she needs to say.”
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Roxane GayGay has quickly become one of the most revered and outspoken feminists of our time, so it’s no wonder that Watson ended up picking Gay’s memoir as one of her book club picks. Watson wrote on Goodreads, “What struck me the most about the book is Roxane’s searing honesty.”
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret AtwoodIt’s no surprise that with the Hulu adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” making Atwood’s feminist dystopia a hot topic once again, Watson assigned it as one of her “Our Shared Shelf” book club picks.
Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner
Patti SmithAnother book from a female punk rocker that personally affected Watson. In an interview with “Vogue,” Watson said, “The book was so honest and brave. I loved the way she sees the world. I really felt that life was more beautiful after I read it, and I felt more hopeful.”
The Queen of the Tearling: A Novel
Erika JohansenIt’s said that Watson is set to executive produce and star in an adaptation of this fantasy. Though she’s heavily invested in the series now, she told “Wonderland” magazine she was “desperate to hate it” because she didn’t want to do another franchise. But it was too good.
Sources
- May/June book! The Handmaid's Tale
- 2017, Goodreads
- July/August (2016) book! Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
- 2016, Goodreads
- Emma Watson's New Day
- 2011, Vogue
- 16 Emma Watson-Approved Books to Add to Your Reading List
- 2015, Harper's Bazaar
- Sept/Oct book! Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
- 2017, Goodreads
- March/April book! Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
- 2018, Goodreads