Scarlett Johansson's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 5 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Scarlett Johansson, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/scarlett-johansson-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Fantastic Mr Fox

Roald Dahl · Buy on Amazon

"I was in second or third grade when my sister read this to me. I remember that when she was finished, I insisted she start right over again…I attribute my love of drama to having heard her do all the characters’ voices."

Summer Crossing

Truman Capote · Buy on Amazon

"Two people desperately in love in that frenzied first-love kind of way. Maybe because Capote struggled with his own identity early on, he developed more perspective on growing up."

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides (also rec’d by John Waters ) · Buy on Amazon

"I loved learning about a culture that was unfamiliar to me…It’s really about finding yourself in a traditional world that doesn’t allow much room to grow."

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger (also rec’d by Hozier , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Kurt Cobain , Lenny Kravitz , Liz Phair, Philip Roth & Richey Edwards ) · Buy on Amazon

"There was a searching quality about [Holden Caulfield] that affected me. You know: someone who wants acceptance from his peers but also pushes them away."

Marjorie Morningstar

Herman Wouk · Buy on Amazon

"One of my mother’s favorite books. It’s such a beautiful, tragic story. Marjorie is so full of gusto and romance."

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