If Barbies had bookshelves: 5 reads they would totally own

Writer Barbie – Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Writers & Lovers captures the mess and magic of chasing a literary dream that Writer Barbie has. (Photo: Freepik, Amazon.in)

Writer Barbie lives on caffeine, deadlines and heartbreak she turns into prose. Writers & Lovers captures the mess and magic of chasing a literary dream while everything else unravels. It’s tender, messy and honest about what it means to chase a dream when life is falling apart. Writer Barbie would scribble notes in the margins and cry at 2AM because writing, like living, is both a calling and a chaos and she’s here for all of it.

Lawyer Barbie – The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Lawyer Barbie believes in justice, power and pushing back against systems. So it’s no surprise she’d reach for The Testaments Atwood’s fierce follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale. (Photo: Freepik, Amazon.in)

Lawyer Barbie believes in justice, power and pushing back against systems. So it’s no surprise she’d reach for The Testaments Atwood’s fierce follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s sharp, urgent and deeply invested in the idea of reclaiming voices in oppressive worlds. The legal-minded Barbie would find this nightmare thrilling and inspiring, especially as it weaves complex women navigating structures of law, rebellion and morality. It’s courtroom drama meets resistance literature.

President Barbie – The Power by Naomi Alderman

President Barbie wouldn’t just read The Power, she’d host a national book club around it. (Photo: Freepik, Amazon.in)

President Barbie is all about leadership, change and smashing the patriarchy with policy and poise. The Power flips the gender dynamic on its head giving women the literal upper hand. It’s speculative, bold and thought-provoking. President Barbie wouldn’t just read this, she’d host a national book club around it. The novel pushes boundaries while asking tough questions about what happens when the power balance shifts. It’s exactly her kind of mind-bending, agenda-setting read.

Weird Barbie – Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Weird Barbie would love how Nightbitch embraces the bizarre with teeth and claws out. (Photo: Freepik, Amazon.in)

Weird Barbie’s book tastes are as chaotic as her glitter-chopped hair. Nightbitch is surreal, strange and messy much like Weird Barbie’s own narrative arc.The novel follows a stay-at-home mom who starts turning into a dog but it’s really about rage, womanhood and transformation. It’s funny, feral and incredibly brilliant. Weird Barbie would love how this book embraces the bizarre with teeth and claws out. 

Classic Barbie – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Classic Barbie would admire Elizabeth Bennet’s sharp mind and refusal to settle, all while swooning over Mr. Darcy. (Photo: Freepik, Amazon.in)

Classic Barbie loves timeless glamour, grace under pressure and a well-placed reply, all of which live inside Pride and Prejudice. With its wit, slow-burn romance and social commentary, Austen’s novel is the perfect old-school-meets-feminist read. Classic Barbie would admire Elizabeth Bennet’s sharp mind and refusal to settle, all while swooning over Mr. Darcy. This is a novel that’s elegant yet rebellious, much like the original Barbie herself.

In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, the dolls get to be everything- dreamers, doers, leaders, weirdos and lovers. And these books? They echo those journeys. Whether you’re in your President Barbie era or just vibing with Weird Barbie energy, there’s a read here waiting to spark your next big feeling. After all, life in plastic may be fantastic, but life with a good book? Even better.