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Why Emma Watson loves these books
What’s so beautiful about “The BFG” and “Le Petit Prince” is that they’re steeped in nostalgia. For those who were fortunate enough to read these stories as a kid, they’re tied up in the past, in a time that can feel so far away when you’re an adult. Both contain fairytale-like qualities, but also lessons that you can’t help but bring with you into adulthood.
“Le Petit Prince,” especially, isn’t just about a Little Prince who lives on an asteroid, caring for a rose. The exchange between he and the stranded pilot becomes commentary on what we lose when we become adults — and tragically, it’s a lot. Interestingly, this is also one of Stevie Nicks’ favorite books. “I like books that aren’t just lovely but that have memories in themselves,” Emma Watson told Time. “Just like playing a song, picking up a book again that has memories can take you back to another place or another time.”
Although these two stories aren’t alone in Emma Watson’s list of favorite books, they do speak volumes as to what type of person Watson is when she’s not in the public eye. Granted, we already knew the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador – and advocate for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign, which strives to promote gender equality all over the world — was different from other celebrities. But knowing her love for feminist novels as well as the these childhood classics just amplifies how extraordinary a human being Watson really is.
