Wonder-Book
"Amazing book- https://www.kickstarter.com/429"
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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. Amazon links are affiliate links.
Adventures in Animation
"A GREAT book!! Expanded and improved in all aspects!! i am already halfway through!"
The King of Elfland's Daughter
"A great Dunsany book by any measure!!!"
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."
The Neverending Story
"A magnificent book-"
Frankenstein
"Book of the day: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley. My favorite book of all time. An emotional autobiography."
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)"
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!"
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."
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"."
Gulliver's Travels
"Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. A profound book: satyrical, moving and magical. Every adventure illuminating the human condition"
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!"
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!!"
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."
Hitchcock/Truffaut
"Book of the Day: HITCHCOCK: A DEFINITIVE STUDY OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK by Francois Truffaut. The best film book you'll ever read."
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."
Bakakai
"Book: Bakakai by Witold Gombrowicz. Strange- often disquieting- tales of human nature. Absurdist, fantastic and always memorable."
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!"
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"
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.