From Toni Morrison to John Steinbeck: 'The Other Bennet Sister' Cast Reveals Their Current Reads​

Ella Bruccoleri (Mary Bennet)

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison's famous novel follows 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove, a Black girl who dreams of — and prays for — bright blue eyes with the belief they'll make her more beautiful and change her life.

"I only just started reading it, but it's good," Bruccoleri revealed. "Yeah, my partner got me into it."

Dònal Finn (Mr. Hayward)

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

This book follows a 14-year-old with a lazy eye who isn't sure how to stand up against the endless bullying he experiences. But he's not alone, and one of his female classmates also experiences intense bullying; Heaven takes a look at "the philosophical and religious debates concerning violence to which the weak are subjected," according to the synopsis.

Antarctica by Claire Keegan

The short story collection "is amazing," Finn promises, and which is a couple of short stories all about relationships — and the obsession and betrayal that can be found inside them.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

During his stint on the West End as an American English teacher in John Proctor is the Villain, Finn took it upon himself to read some classic American literature. "Of Mice and Men was nice and short, and I said I should surely get this one finished," he joked.

Laurie Davidson (Mr. Ryder)

Humankind by Rutger Bregman

This book examines the belief that humans are inherently bad, and according to Davidson, "I think there's a lot of that in The Other Bennet Sister, even these characters like Miss Bingley, like Mrs. Bennet, you know, we spend the time with them to really find out that actually there's a reason why they are the way they are, and no person is all bad. That's something I really like about this show."