Wonder-Book
"Amazing book- https://www.kickstarter.com/429"See who else recommended this →
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Books Recommended by Guillermo Del Toro
Film director and screenwriter
@RealGDT19 books recommended
Guillermo Del Toro's Book Recommendations
We track book recommendations that Guillermo Del Toro has publicly shared on Twitter/X. Each recommendation below includes the original quote and a link to the source tweet.
Adventures in Animation
"A GREAT book!! Expanded and improved in all aspects!! i am already halfway through!"See who else recommended this →
The King of Elfland's Daughter
"A great Dunsany book by any measure!!!"See who else recommended this →
The Werewolf of Paris
"BEST Gothic romance Werewolf on film- and the book by Guy Endore is amazing (what a dream would be to make it- but alas, an impossible one) and bizarre."See who else recommended this →
The Neverending Story
"A magnificent book-"See who else recommended this →
Frankenstein
"Book of the day: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley. My favorite book of all time. An emotional autobiography."See who else recommended this →
Frankenstein
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mary!! That book you wrote so truly as a teenager, has been THE most important in my life- (sculpture by Mike Hill, at Bleak House)"See who else recommended this →
The Book of Three
"Book: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. The Chronicles of Prydain is a masterful book series full of magic and chills (Annuvin). Try it!"See who else recommended this →
Boy's Life
"R McCammon suggested books: Boy's Lfe, Swan Song, Blue World, They Thirst, Mine, The Wolf's Hour. And many short stories."See who else recommended this →
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
"Book: Homicide. A year on the Killing Streets by David Simon. Perhaps one of the top True Crime books of all time. Brisk, "unputdownable"."See who else recommended this →
Gulliver's Travels
"Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. A profound book: satyrical, moving and magical. Every adventure illuminating the human condition"See who else recommended this →
The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales: The Alchemical Secrets of Mother Goose
"Book: The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales: The Alchemical Secrets of Mother Goose by Bernard Roger A truly phenomenal book. A favorite!"See who else recommended this →
Fever Dream
"BOOK OF THE DAY: FEVER DREAM by George R.R. Martin. Epic Vampire book. Unlike anything you've read before. psst- SAND KINGS is also great!!"See who else recommended this →
The Incredible Shrinking Man
"Book: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN by Richard Matheson. An existential, soul-affirming sci-fi adventure of the highest caliber. A classic."See who else recommended this →
Hitchcock/Truffaut
"Book of the Day: HITCHCOCK: A DEFINITIVE STUDY OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK by Francois Truffaut. The best film book you'll ever read."See who else recommended this →
L'Homme qui rit
"Book: L'Homme qui rit, The Man Who Laughs (or By Order of the King) by Victor Hugo. Poignant, profound and tragic. One of my top ten."See who else recommended this →
Bakakai
"Book: Bakakai by Witold Gombrowicz. Strange- often disquieting- tales of human nature. Absurdist, fantastic and always memorable."See who else recommended this →
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
"With perfect- PERFECT dialogue straight from Higgins book. And Peter Boyle as a snake in the grassβ¦ there- now thatβs it, Larry!"See who else recommended this →
The Vampire, his Kith and Kin
"Book: The Vampire, his Kit and Kin by Montague Summers. One of the most engrossing books ever written on vampiric anthropology. Fundamental"See who else recommended this →
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Guillermo Del Toro recommended?
Guillermo Del Toro has publicly recommended 19 books on Twitter/X. The most recent recommendation is "Wonder-Book" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Where do these book recommendations come from?
All recommendations are sourced directly from Guillermo Del Toro's public tweets on Twitter/X. We include the original quote and a link to the source tweet for verification.
How often is this list updated?
We regularly monitor Guillermo Del Toro's Twitter/X account for new book recommendations and update this page when new ones are found.