Johnny Depp starred in the film adaptation of Fear and Loathing, and was reportedly a close friend of the author. In fact, Depp paid for his elaborate funeral in 2005.
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
Tom Robbins
Fiction
"There's certain books that I've been in love with for years that I'd love to bring to life — things like Tom Robbins 'Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates,' that's a great, great book"
Big Sur
Jack Kerouac
Fiction
The Rum Diary
Hunter S. Thompson
Fiction
In Our Time
Ernest Hemingway
Classics
Johnny Depp enjoys Hemingway’s work so much that in 2014, he bought a rare copy of the book for girlfriend Amber Heard that was reportedly worth £125,000.
The People's Act of Love
James Meek
Fiction
The Ginger Man
J.P. Donleavy
Fiction
Johnny Depp wrote the forward for the book’s 60th edition, calling it “an uproarious, pioneering masterpiece.”
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce
Classics
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
Fiction
Depp describes On the Road as his bible. He’s a huge fan of Kerouac’s work and owns a number of Kerouac’s letters and manuscripts, as well as his last typewriter.