Tavi Gevinson is a writer and editor best known for founding Rookie, the influential online magazine for teenagers, at age 15. She has contributed essays and criticism to major publications and is recognized for her sharp cultural commentary on feminism, celebrity, and identity. Her reading interests span literary fiction and cultural analysis.
15 Books Recommended by Tavi Gevinson
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For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Jk Rowling, Bryan Callen, Pewdiepie
Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.
Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.
Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.
Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.
Also recommended by: Sam Altman, Jack Edwards
Beloved
2 people recommendedrecommended 4x[I recommend this book] because everything.
[I recommend this book] because everything.
[I recommend this book] because everything.
[I recommend this book] because everything.
Also recommended by: Shonda Rhimes
Slow Days, Fast Company
recommended 4xShe understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.
She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.
She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.
She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
recommended 4xIt zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.
It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.
It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.
It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.
Gods Like Us
recommended 4xAbout movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.
About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.
About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.
About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.
Too Much and Not the Mood
recommended 4x[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.
[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.
[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.
[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.
White Girls
recommended 4xFor its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.
For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.
For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.
For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.
The Story of Adele H.
recommended 4xAbout love letters, of which I've written many.
About love letters, of which I've written many.
About love letters, of which I've written many.
About love letters, of which I've written many.
I Love Dick
recommended 4xAbout love letters, of which I've written many.
About love letters, of which I've written many.
About love letters, of which I've written many.
About love letters, of which I've written many.
The Virgin Suicides
recommended 4xFor articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.
John
recommended 4xIt's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.
It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.
It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.
It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
recommended 3xShe pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing.
She pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing.
She pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing.
The Member of the Wedding
Frankie seems like a silly 12-year-old who's overly obsessed with her brother's wedding but, actually, people of all ages are obsessed with weddings.
Oblivion
recommended 4x[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.
[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.
[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.
[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.
