ROBsessed's 30 Days for Rob's 30 Years: It's awesome Robert Pattinson loves to read

ROBsessed's 30 Days for Rob's 30 Years: It's awesome Robert Pattinson loves to read



Rob has told us he reads on multiple occasions such as in Italy's "Vanity Fair"

Interviewer: Do you read a lot? 
Rob: Oh yeah.

Interviewer: What’s your favourite book? 
Rob: Dubliners by James Joyce.

Even back in Twilight day in the LA Times Rob mentions how he loves to read

Interviewer: What is your favorite thing to do all by yourself?
Rob: Read.

Interviewer: What’s the best book you’ve read recently? You’re not allowed to say “Twilight.”
Rob: (Laughs) “New Moon.” (Laughs again). I recently read a book of E.M Forster’s short stories that was really good.

And he gave a great answer to F Magazine on the importance of the Twilight franchise

Interviewer: In hindsight, what do you think the importance or the value of the twilight franchise will be, looking back at it? What has it brought to our society, as it is so influential to the youth?
Rob: I think anything that gets young people reading is one thing that is pretty important. That was the same thing when I did Harry Potter: it's kind of amazing, but Harry Potter completely changed everything. I don't remember kids talking about books, and the young adult genre was so much smaller before Harry Potter, and thing like Twilight and Harry Potter just exploded.

Robsessed has been keeping track of the books we know Rob has read at the bookclub.  Check out the list of books we know Rob has read here! 

Rob is often seen with a book in his pocket!

 

 

Remember if you want to add your list of '30 awesome things about Rob' please add to the comments section here.  We'll end the month with a post filled with your lists. 

Here it is...your moment of Robert Pattinson

Here it is...your moment of Robert Pattinson

MORE PICS: Robert Patting CitiBike cruisin around NYC with a new book in his pocket (May 16)

MORE PICS: Robert Patting CitiBike cruisin around NYC with a new book in his pocket (May 16)

HOLY MOLY!!!



Sexiest man EVER on a bike. GAH!!!!




Nancy also found the book in Rob's pocket - The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges


We've added it to the book club but click HERE to see all the book titles we've gathered!


Source | Thanks Nancy!

Here it is...your moment of Robert Pattinson

Here it is...your moment of Robert Pattinson



You kidder.

Robert Pattinson Birthday Countdown: Rob the Book Worm! ROBsessed/BagItTotes Scavenger Hunt Question #3

Robert Pattinson Birthday Countdown: Rob the Book Worm! ROBsessed/BagItTotes Scavenger Hunt Question #3



It's Day 3! How are you guys doing so far?? Finding those answers? This day gets a little tougher because you have to SEARCH for the post title since it hasn't been updated recently. I also included another quick way to the answer in this post. A quick way to find what you're seeking....

Anyway, let's get to that 3rd question that focuses on the well read, Mr. Pattinson.

Question 3:

What is the 13th book title on our post titled: The Robert Pattinson Book Club: Rob's Reading List Finds A Home On The Blog 

We picked the 13th because that's Rob's special day! Unlucky to many....but holy to ROBsessed.



Stayed tuned for Question 4 tomorrow! If you missed the logistics:

• The contest is WORLDWIDE!
• Final hunt is on May 11th and you'll have May 11th and 12th to submit your answers to 5 total questions. 
• Have you missed any questions? Click HERE to catch up under our scavenger hunt tag.
• 5 winners will be announced on Rob's birthday, May 13th!
• The prize up for grabs: Valerie from Bag It Totes has given us these fabulous, one-of-a-kind ROBsessed totes (worth $28 each)!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE AND HAPPY HUNTING!

NOTE: Birthday messages to Rob for his tribute video are due TODAY! Submit by 12pm PST May 9th. Click HERE for details if you want to participate!

The Robert Pattinson Book Club: Rob's Reading List Finds A Home On The Blog

The Robert Pattinson Book Club: Rob's Reading List Finds A Home On The Blog

UPDATE: 2/28/13 - added 3 titles up top and another author. Some fantasy reading that Rob did when he was younger. Any of you have some young boys? Check out what Rob inadvertently recommends ;) These titles will also be added to our side bar widget for the book club.

Rob loves to read. We love Rob. Let's love what Rob reads.


(Before you ask...yes the video cuts off right there. That's the editing of Harpo Productions *bitchface*)

The Oprah Show is gone and I sometimes wish Rob took her place. I could see him screaming at the audience like Oprah used to do...



Ok, she didn't scream like that but this is The Robprah Show. I want to know what shampoo he uses (even if it were an old hotel brand) or what kind of boxers he likes (oh we know that already) or his favorite restaurants (he'd hate it if we knew this) or what books he reads...

Oh wait! Rob DOES tell us that sometimes! We like knowing some of Rob's favorite things and through the years, he's shared quite a bit regarding his reading list. Obviously he's read loads of things but I gathered a compilation of books he's mentioned in public over the past 3+ years.

Let us know in the comments if we're missing something...

• The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges (via)
• Crimes in Southern Indiana Stories by Frank Bill (via)
• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (via)
• Beaver Towers Series by Nigel Hinton (via)
• Northern Lights/The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (via)
• No book specifically mentioned but a favorite author, Wilbur Smith (via)
• The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen
  
• Dubliners by James Joyce (via)
• Mission: Black List #1 by Eric Maddox 
• Extension du domaine de la lutte by Michel Houellebecq (trans Whatever by Paul Hammond)
• No book specifically mentioned but a favorite author, Knut Hamsun (via)
  
• Fan-Tan by Marlon Brando and Donald Cammell
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
• My Friend the Mercenary by James Brabazon
• Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dali
• Money by Martin Amis
• Experience: A Memoir by Martin Amis
• Ticket to Ride by Dennis Potter
• Doomed Love by Virgil
• The Secret Life of Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali
• The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Salvador Dali by Angela Wenzel
• Complete Poems by Charles Baudelaire
• Great Novels and Short Stories of E. M. Forster by E. M. Forster
• Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger
• Kill Your Friends by John Niven
• Independent People by Halldor Laxness
• 2666: A Novel by Roberto Bolaño
• Anthology by Tom Waits
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
• The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers
• When The Mob Ran Vegas by Steve Fischer
• Underworld by Don DeLillo
• The Dwarf by Pär Lagerkvist
• The Art of Struggle by Michel Houellebecq
• What Am I Doing Here? by Bruce Chatwin
• The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
• Life by Keith Richards
• Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
• A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
• Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
• Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
• Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo
• Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
• The Shameful Life of Salvador Dali by Ian Gibson
• Eat the Rich by P. J. O’Rourke 

Now what are we doing with this list from Robprah?
We're adding links to the books on our sidebar! 
You'll find all the titles on a scrolling widget that links you to their purchase page on Amazon (US & UK). I double checked to make sure the books could be traced to Rob. Some are pretty obvious, non? If you're wondering where a title came from, ask me in the comments and I'll link you.
Or if you don't want to wait...



;)

Who knew all the answers to our Robert Pattinson questions and won a copy of Beautiful Bastard and $100 to La Perla?

Who knew all the answers to our Robert Pattinson questions and won a copy of Beautiful Bastard and $100 to La Perla?

The wait is over! Who are the proud winners of our Beautiful Bastard giveaway? First lets find out the answers to our questions. When did Rob tell ladies they should just throw their panties at him? In 2008, on a Seattle radio talk show just before Twilight came out. He was unfiltered and hilarious and pure Rob.





How about the photoshoot that inspired the look of Beautiful Bastard in The Office? It was none other than GQRob! He was suited up with rolled sleeves looking positively sinful with that long tousled hair and smoldering gaze.







And the last question was, "what is the title of the fanfiction Rob has admitted to reading?"

Most recently during Breaking Dawn Part 2 promo, Josh Horowitz played the Yes/No game with the cast. One of questions was if they'd ever read any Twilight fanfiction and Rob said he read Master of the Universe. He was ahead of the game.

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There you have it! 2008, GQ and Master of the Universe. Using Random.org, the winner of our Beautiful Bastard giveaway which includes $100 gift card to La Perla or Victoria's Secret and an advance copy of Beautiful Bastard is....................................

DsReverie!

Runner-up, and the winner of an advance copy of Beautiful Bastard.................................

LorenaG!

Congratulations ladies! You will receive an email shortly on what further information is required from you.

If you are interested in another contest with the same prize, our sister site, RobertPattinsonFilms, is hosting one. Kate and I work with some other friends on Rob's movies and Jen (myRobPattinson) is running a Beautiful Bastard giveaway. The question is easy for anyone who's Robsessed. Click HERE to see the contest. 

If anyone else is curious about Beautiful Bastard, I wrote up a quick, spoiler-free review.

Review after the cut!

Click HERE to read the rest

Robert Pattinson adds another title to his Book Club (that we made up) + another film in the works is revealed!

Robert Pattinson adds another title to his Book Club (that we made up) + another film in the works is revealed!

Rob is on fire with new projects! Can't wait for one of them to start rolling. In the meantime, we have the name of not only another project but also a book Rob has read - The Professionals. Could this be the 6th unnamed project from Rob?

Twilight Saga producer, Wyck Godfrey, talks to MTV:

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Here's the article with the video:

When MTV News caught up with "Twilight" producer Wyck Godfrey recently to discuss Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's chances of another Best Kiss win at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday (June 3), he revealed that he and Pattinson might be cooking up some post-"Breaking Dawn - Part 2" work plans, in the form of a big-screen adaptation of a crime thriller.

"There's a book called "The Professionals," which is a new crime thriller that Rob has read and really likes," Godfrey said of Owen Laukkanen's well-received debut novel. "We're just starting to look at a writer [to adapt it]. It's kind of a 'Bonnie and Clyde' for today, and he would be fantastic in the role. It's in the early days; we'll see."

A modern-day version of "Bonnie and Clyde" sounds gritty and violent no matter which way you look at it. We asked Godfrey if he sees this potential big-screen crime thriller as a PG-13- or R-rated film for Pattinson.

"Possibly R," he said. "[Rob's] an adult now."

YES! Rated R Rob....we are ALL about that. We'll add the book to THIS LIST as well as our side bar :) Thanks for the reading material, Rob!



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What Does Robert Pattinson Read? UPDATE

We have a new book ladies and gentlemen!

Our eagle eye reader Ana spotted this picture and went to work:

ZOOM:

Drum roll: He is reading Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) by John Niven :)

So the list now stands as:

Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) - John Niven

Independent People by Halldor Laxness

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: and Other Stories - Carson McCullers’s

2666: A Novel -Roberto Bolano

Money-Martin Amis

Ticket to Ride-Dennis Potter

Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)- Virgil

Anthology-Tom Waits

Complete Poems: Charles Baudelaire

E.M. Forster's Collected Short Stories

Dali's Autobiographies

I added the ones that are available through Amazon to our Amazon Store . You can check 'em out HERE for US and HERE for UK :)

Photo source: MrPattinson.com

What Does Robert Pattinson Read?

After seeing this picture, the ROBsessed crowd that pays attention to everything(me, not among them, I'm an air head when it comes to details) started to wonder what book he was holding:

Well PerfectDate and ForEmma87 solved the mystery :

The book he is holding is Independent People by Halldor Laxness :)

Here are some other books that Rob mentioned reading in interviews/seen holding:

Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) - John Niven

2666: A Novel -Roberto Bolano

Money-Martin Amis

Ticket to Ride-Dennis Potter (This book is crazy expensive! Cheapest is $89 in US and £26.72 in UK)

Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)- Virgil

Anthology-Tom Waits

Complete Poems: Charles Baudelaire

E.M. Forster's Collected Short Stories

Dali's Autobiographies

I added the ones that are available through Amazon to our Amazon Store . You can check 'em out HERE for US and HERE for UK :)

I guess I should put down The Queen's Fool and start reading something heavy from this list but it's summer! I'm on the beach. I can't handle HEAVY :)