The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers · 2023
"if Henry David Thoreau and Woody Allen wrote a children's book."
Spotted in Ethan Hawke's 4 Favorite Books
Portrait via Wikimedia Commons
Reading list
Ethan Hawke
Actor and writer
Four-time Oscar-nominated actor and novelist (Rules for a Knight, Indeh); named four favorites on Bustle's One Nightstand in Sept 2026 and six on a One Grand list.
- 7
- books tracked
- 3
- sources cited
Drag a book to turn it and see the spine.
The list
Interview
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson · 1980
Spotted in Ethan Hawke's 4 Favorite Books
The Animal Family
Randall Jarrell · 1965
"I could not recommend it more."
Spotted in Ethan Hawke's 4 Favorite Books
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry · 1985
"It shook me to my core."
Spotted in Ethan Hawke's 4 Favorite Books
The Good Lord Bird
James McBride · 2013
"If you ask me, Mark Twain can kiss McBride's butt."
Spotted in Ethan Hawke's 6 Favorite Books
Unlock Ethan Hawke's full reading list
Enter your email, click the verification link we send, and the complete list opens. You also join the Sunday reading email. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Demo mode: connect a magic.link key to send real verification emails.
2 more books waiting behind the list.
Sources
Every recommendation on this page was spotted in one of these places. This is the dataset: where influential people actually talk about books.
