Tom Hanks's Book Recommendations
Tom Hanks is an acclaimed American actor and filmmaker, celebrated for his versatile performances in films like "Forrest Gump," "Saving Private Ryan," and "Cast Away." His diverse reading list, including titles like "Achilles in Vietnam," "Lenin's Tomb," and "The Cairo Trilogy," suggests an interest in history, politics, and literary fiction.
📚 Books Recommended by Tom Hanks 10
Stoner
"It’s one of the most fascinating things that you’ve ever come across."
blog View source ↗"It’s simply a novel about a guy who goes to college and becomes a teacher. But it’s one of the most fascinating things that you’ve ever come across."
Bossypants
"If you haven’t read Tina Fey’s Bossypants, you will, and whatever you are drinking will come out of your nose due to laughter."
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The Martian
"[The author's] masterpiece!"
book list View source ↗"Andy Weir's masterpiece! Jealous of Matt Damon! First in line for the movie? Me! Hanx"
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Lenin's Tomb
"From a verifiable period of USSR history."
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Five Flights Up
"Tom Hanks mentioned this book in an EW interview."
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All That I Am
"Another Book Suggestion: ALL THAT I AM, by Anna Funder, who also wrote STASILAND. I read ATIAm last fall in Berlin a…"
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The Catcher in the Rye
"That’s a big thing to go through."
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The Dark Tower (8 books)
"Tom Hanks mentioned this series in an EW interview."
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Achilles in Vietnam
"Tom Hanks mentioned this book in an EW interview."
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The Cairo Trilogy in 3 Volumes
"Tom Hanks mentioned this book in an EW interview."
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