( Oprah.com ) -- Look for the actress in ABC 's new drama Pan Am -- as well as on the couch reading books rich in imagination . The Chronicles of Narnia . By C.S . Lewis . `` I would reread them every summer , '' says Christina Ricci of the children 's series featuring a deity named Aslan , a benevolent lion . `` I actually prayed to him , convinced that he would come into my room and take me to Narnia . '' By 19 , Ricci no longer prayed to Aslan , but she found another expression of her devotion : She had Aslan 's image , her first tattoo , inked on her shoulder . Oprah.com : See the complete list of Oprah 's book club selections . She 's Come Undone . By Wally Lamb . `` I have given this book to so many people and reread it , I think , a million times , '' says Christina Ricci . `` I love it because it 's about surviving . '' The novel 's unforgettable protagonist , Dolores Price , endures sexual abuse , parental neglect , and years in a mental institution -- but never loses her fighting spirit . `` As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive , the more we will hope , not self-destruct . '' Oprah.com : 8 books to read with a broken heart . Just Kids . By Patti Smith . The sex , drugs , and rock ' n ' roll of the 1970s `` always scared me , '' says 31-year-old Christina Ricci , who had n't yet been born when rocker Patti Smith and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe were making music and art together , as chronicled in this 2010 memoir . `` Their story sort of restored my faith in people . They went through so much but could still forgive and love each other . '' Oprah.com : Your favorite women writers . The Fountainhead . By Ayn Rand . `` When I was struggling with a sense of identity , this book helped me feel empowered about being a little different , '' says Christina Ricci . A teenager when she read the popular 1943 novel , she knew nothing about the book 's polarizing ideology , nor was she drawn to its iconoclastic protagonist , Howard Roark . `` I did n't like that guy , '' says Ricci . Oprah.com : Books that made a difference to James Franco . The Story Sisters . By Alice Hoffman . `` Recently , I 've really responded to books that bring the magic of childhood back to us as adults , '' says Christina Ricci , who bought this novel about traumatized sisters at an airport , not knowing what to expect . `` It was very sad , but in a way it was also uplifting because they never lost the love they had for each other . '' Hoffman 's take on magical realism -- the sisters construct their own language to protect themselves from hurt -- `` was so beautiful . I was in tears for most of the flight ! '' Oprah.com : 31 classics that have stood the test of time . Subscribe to O , The Oprah Magazine for up to 75 % off the newsstand price . That 's like getting 18 issues FREE . Subscribe now ! TM & © 2011 Harpo Productions , Inc. All Rights Reserved .
Christina Ricci shares some of the books that have impacted her life . Ricci has ` ` The Chronicles of Narnia '' so much that she has a copy of it . The author recommends ` ` She 's Been Around '' to all of her friends .