Brie Larson's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 7 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Brie Larson, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/brie-larson-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

The Magus

John Fowles (also rec’d by St. Vincent ) · Buy on Amazon

"I finished it in two days. If you like a story with an untrustworthy narrator, you’ll love this book."

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant (also rec’d by Julia Roberts ) · Buy on Amazon

"There’s a love lost in it, and when I hit that point I was just completely devastated. But it ends up becoming this incredible, great spiritual growth and makes you realise that pain is necessary."

Women Who Run With the Wolves

Clarissa Pinkola Estés (also rec’d by Emma Watson & Glennon Doyle ) · Buy on Amazon

"It’s a series of folklore tales from all over the world and it makes me want to go to South America, Greece and Japan, and see the roots of all these cultures."

The Magic Moun tain

Thomas Mann (also rec’d by Gabriel García Márquez ) · Buy on Amazon

"It’s so intelligent and can be read for so many reasons and on so many different levels. It’s so long, yet you never want it to end."

Rumpelstiltskin

Paul O Zelinsky · Buy on Amazon

"I was absolutely terrified – I would cover his picture on every page – but I was obsessed with the story."

Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller (also rec’d by Bob Dylan, Paulo Coelho & RATM ) · Buy on Amazon

"I remember being 15 and feeling like such an outsider. [Miller and Thoreau] changed my life – I felt understood, as I’d never felt understood before."

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse (also rec’d by Leonard Cohen ) · Buy on Amazon

"You can read it at every stage of your life and there’ll always be something there for you."

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