One thing about readers – we love to share our passion for books. Whether it’s an amazing find of a first edition, a fantastic new author discovery, or a reissued edition of a childhood favorite, it’s just not as good if you can’t share it. And learning which books we have in common with other people is part of the fun. Flavorwire created a post of 50 Cultural Icons on Their Favorite Books. It appears to be gleaned from all different sources and interviews, but includes the likes of Bill Murray (Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain), Joan Didion (Victory by Joseph Conrad) Michelle Obama (Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison), Dolly Parton (The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper), Robin Williams (Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy), James Franco (As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner), Kit Harrington (Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell) and many more.
And like the true book nerd that I am, I was very excited to read that one of JK Rowling’s favorite books is The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle, because it’s one of mine, too. Doyle’s skill at creating a real person – I can’t even say character – is to be deeply admired.
See all 50 favorite books.
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