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😯10 Books That Prove Lorelai Gilmore Had Better Taste Than You Remember · Friday Night Readers: Gilmore Girls Inspired Book Club

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to fall or should I say unofficial fall.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is September 3rd as I'm recording this and that is three days
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  SPEAKER_00: into our unofficial Gilmore Girls rewatch season.
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  SPEAKER_00: I personally am starting episode four the deer hunters tonight.
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  SPEAKER_00: How about you?
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  SPEAKER_00: And to get you even more in the spirit for fall and your rewatches,
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  SPEAKER_00: today we are talking about possibly my hottest Gilmore Girls take yet,
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  SPEAKER_00: especially when it comes to reading.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, of course,
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  SPEAKER_00: I brand myself as a real life Rory Gilmore and we do associate Rory most with books,
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  SPEAKER_00: but I actually think that Lorelai had the best
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  SPEAKER_00: So as you may know, I have run a Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge since 2021.
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  SPEAKER_00: I just started a Read Like a Gilmore Challenge,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is 21 days with one simple task a day to read like a Gilmore.
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  SPEAKER_00: All this is in the show notes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I also recently published my unofficial guide to the books on Gilmore Girls in that guide.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's really like a workbook and I go episode by episode with my list of the books
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  SPEAKER_00: that I found on Gilmore Girls over the years,
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  SPEAKER_00: which I think is the biggest and the best one on the internet.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think there's at least a hundred that you will not find elsewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then in the back,
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  SPEAKER_00: there is a reading journal with coloring pages and things that you can utilize both
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  SPEAKER_00: to track your reading and to have more fun with your rewatches and to live
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  SPEAKER_00: a more analog lifestyle like the Gilmars.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what it's all about.
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  SPEAKER_00: So getting back to today's topic.
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  SPEAKER_00: Earlier this year, we focused on books that Rory actually read for our book club.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I went through my list,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's over 475 plus books,
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  SPEAKER_00: and it was very telling,
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  SPEAKER_00: especially now that we're diving deep on Lorelai's reading list, I have thoughts.
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  SPEAKER_00: So first, Rory actually only referenced 56 more books than Lorelai's.
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  SPEAKER_00: That may sound like a lot,
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  SPEAKER_00: but remember,
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  SPEAKER_00: Rory was studying both literature and politics,
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  SPEAKER_00: and we do see a lot of political books along with the literature she's known for.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you think about it that way, it really isn't a whole lot more.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when it comes to the books that Lorelai references,
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  SPEAKER_00: they aren't one-offs like they are more often with Rory.
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  SPEAKER_00: These are books that she references a lot throughout the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: So for example, The Godfather and The Wizard of Oz would each count as one book.
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  SPEAKER_00: But they are regular references for her.
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  SPEAKER_00: Off the top of my head,
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  SPEAKER_00: my guess is that she talks about The Godfather at least a dozen times, maybe two.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Lorelai's book collection is arguably more interesting.
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  SPEAKER_00: She does read the classics like Rory.
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  SPEAKER_00: A few that she mentions are The Bell Jar and The Outsiders.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those are very beloved books around here as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: But instead of those dense political books and the meatier books that Rory read
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  SPEAKER_00: with Richard, she tackles pop culture nonfiction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think Kitchen Confidential.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is Anthony Bourdain's book that catapulted him into fame.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Dirt, which is the confessions of the world's most notorious rock band, Motley Crue.
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  SPEAKER_00: This was a hair band from the 80s.
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  SPEAKER_00: She also reads books in the zeitgeist.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think things like The Divine Secrets of the Gaga Sisterhood and even Wild,
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  SPEAKER_00: the kind of books that are everywhere and remain well known even years
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  SPEAKER_00: after they were published.
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  SPEAKER_00: And she even reads Judy Blume, who somehow the lifetime reader Rory never mentions.
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  SPEAKER_00: How is that possible?
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, I am not knocking Rory's reading taste.
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  SPEAKER_00: As I said, I do consider myself to be a real life Rory Gilmore.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am just saying, let's not overlook Lorelai as a well-read reader.
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  SPEAKER_00: After all,
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  SPEAKER_00: in Rory's famous graduation speech,
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  SPEAKER_00: she said that Lorelai, quote,
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  SPEAKER_00: filled our house with love and fun and books and music,
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  SPEAKER_00: unflagging in her efforts to give me role models,
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  SPEAKER_00: from Jane Austen to Eudora Welty to Patti Smith.
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  SPEAKER_00: And even Patti Smith is not just a musician, but also a writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you ever want to pick up Just Kids,
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  SPEAKER_00: I think that is a great one that would be a modern book
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  SPEAKER_00: that Lorelai would have read.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's both a love story and a memoir.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of this said,
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  SPEAKER_00: A big part of the reason I chose this over any other reading challenge all
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  SPEAKER_00: the way back in 2021 was for exactly this type of variety.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't just want to read the classics, I wanted to read the most iconic books of all time.
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  SPEAKER_00: I really think that Lorelai gives us exactly that breath.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that is why we will be reading a book that Lorelai referenced for our book club this month.
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  SPEAKER_00: The featured book of the month will be Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is full y'all, so let's double double toil and trouble.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bad jokes aside,
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  SPEAKER_00: this is actually one of my favorite Shakespearean tragedies,
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  SPEAKER_00: probably second on my list, right after Hamlet.
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  SPEAKER_00: I also think it's a perfect seasonal read because it's got those dark academia fall vibes.
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  SPEAKER_00: And of course, the witches.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lorelai refers to it in season three,
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  SPEAKER_00: episode 12, which is ironically called Lorelai Out of Water.
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  SPEAKER_00: And she says, I like him, but I'm not 16.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't lie to guys to make them like me.
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  SPEAKER_00: I just got stuck when he said fishing and camping.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I was trying to be nice and not say fishing?
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  SPEAKER_00: Great, cold, wet, and smelly.
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  SPEAKER_00: My three favorite things after those witches from Macbeth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, as always with Shakespeare,
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  SPEAKER_00: I recommend the No Fear edition because it has the original text on the left side
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  SPEAKER_00: and a modern translation on the right side,
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  SPEAKER_00: making it as easy as possible to tackle a Shakespearean classic.
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  SPEAKER_00: I also did really enjoy the recent adaptation with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.
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  SPEAKER_00: It really put the plot into context for me.
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  SPEAKER_00: And because this is our featured book of the month,
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  SPEAKER_00: I will be sharing a post about Macbeth later this month to celebrate.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's going to be a fun one designed to help you create a witchy cozy night in at home.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's talk about 10 iconic books that Lorelai read on Gilmore Girls
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  SPEAKER_00: to give you some options of what to pick up this month.
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  SPEAKER_00: For this section,
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  SPEAKER_00: I often do my favorite books from the list,
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  SPEAKER_00: but here I really want to focus on Lorelai's most iconic reading moments on
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  SPEAKER_00: the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is what she was seen reading,
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  SPEAKER_00: what books she said she read,
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  SPEAKER_00: and not just the adaptations,
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  SPEAKER_00: We're focusing on books because this really showcases her as the Renaissance woman
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  SPEAKER_00: that she is.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's Lorelai in a nutshell.
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  SPEAKER_00: First is Dini by Judy Blume.
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  SPEAKER_00: I did already mention this one.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is a middle grade book about a teen who is a model coping with scoliosis.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it just happens to be the book that she says she read when she had Rory.
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  SPEAKER_00: This was in season three, episode six, Take the Deviled Eggs.
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  SPEAKER_00: And she says this to Sherry.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dini is a pretty popular choice in our book club.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is not my favorite Judy Blume, which would of course be Are You There God, It's Me Margaret.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll tell you another fun fact about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Back in the winter,
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  SPEAKER_00: I went to Key West on a work trip with my husband and I stopped
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  SPEAKER_00: into Judy Blume's bookstore and this is the book that I got signed by her.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't meet her, but I did pick up a signed book.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is one of my favorite things to do when I go to bookstores.
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  SPEAKER_00: Getting something signed really makes it feel worth those extra few dollars you
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  SPEAKER_00: spend on an indie bookstore versus a big retailer like Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, next up is The Dirt, Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, this is the Motley Crue Autobiography.
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  SPEAKER_00: That Lorelai is seen reading in season two, episode 18, Back in the Saddle.
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  SPEAKER_00: Again, I believe she was on the couch reading this one.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it talks about their rise to stardom,
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  SPEAKER_00: packed with stories of sex, drugs, fights,
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  SPEAKER_00: fame, addiction, tragedy, everything that you would expect of a 80s hairband.
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  SPEAKER_00: And not only does this feel very Lorelai, but it also feels very Lane.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I love how Lorelai and Lane's love of music sometimes crosses over on the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: It just gives us yet another way to appreciate music the way we appreciate books on the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: Speaking of music books, Lorelai also reads I'm With The Band by Pamela DeBar.
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  SPEAKER_00: I believe this one was also on the couch,
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  SPEAKER_00: and it is a groupie memoir that she reads in Season 3, Episode 16, The Big One.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now Pamela is someone who had a teen obsession with the Beatles,
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  SPEAKER_00: which eventually brought her right into the orbit
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  SPEAKER_00: of famous music stars like Jim Morrison, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's not just a rock and roll memoir, it's also her coming of age story.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll hear about her love affairs,
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  SPEAKER_00: friendships, drugs, and the counterculture of 1960s and 1970s in Los Angeles.
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  SPEAKER_00: In this way, this one also feels kind of Jess to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jess reads a lot of punk music books.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next up is a book I mentioned earlier, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the famous chef's memoir in The Deer Hunters, which is the episode that I'm on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now she is on the couch and this one is opened and resting on the top of the couch.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may know who Anthony Bourdain is as he's become famous since that time.
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  SPEAKER_00: But back then, this is the book that actually made him famous.
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  SPEAKER_00: He went behind the scenes on the restaurant industry, particularly in New York.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he really gives you a dark, brutally honest look at what happens in a chef's kitchen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, it has his trademark humor and honesty.
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  SPEAKER_00: Along with his struggles, which include drugs, addiction and ambition.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is one that I definitely recommend on audiobook because his voice is so famous
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  SPEAKER_00: that his words are best heard in his voice.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you don't listen to the audiobook,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's one of those things where I think you're going to This may seem odd for Lorelai
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  SPEAKER_00: because it is a very dense,
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  SPEAKER_00: hard classic, but it's one that's referenced many times throughout the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: Her particular reference is in Season 6, Episode 15 of Vineyard Valentine,
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  SPEAKER_00: Where she reads the quote, oars, oars, grip your oars and clutch your soles now.
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  SPEAKER_00: My god, pull men.
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  SPEAKER_00: And of course, this is a whaling classic that takes place on Nantucket.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's not exactly Martha's Vineyard.
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  SPEAKER_00: But it's close by.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think it just shows that Lorelai is smarter than sometimes she's given credit
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  SPEAKER_00: for on the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a book that Rory first read in the pilot when Dean saw her reading
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  SPEAKER_00: and first took notice of her.
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  SPEAKER_00: She also talks about it in that famous graduation speech where she does mention her mother.
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  SPEAKER_00: So there's that crossover as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rory and Logan talk about it later in the series.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's also in April's book stack.
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  SPEAKER_00: Again, another crossover.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is what I love about Lorelai.
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  SPEAKER_00: Her reading list really makes her feel central to the show.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because she crosses over with every other reader.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even Jess recommends it to Kirk.
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  SPEAKER_00: Again, let's not overlook Lorelai.
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  SPEAKER_00: She is incredibly smart.
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  SPEAKER_00: I personally have not yet drummed up the courage to read Moby Dick.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next is Nickel and Dined by Barbara Ernerreich.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the nonfiction title about getting by in America that Lorelai reads at
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  SPEAKER_00: the hospital when Sherry goes into labor.
• 10:24
  SPEAKER_00: This is Season 3, Episode 13, Dear Emily and Richard.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in preparing for this podcast episode,
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  SPEAKER_00: I finally put it together why it is this book that she reads.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the episode where we get flashbacks of Lorelai's pregnancy.
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  SPEAKER_00: And of course,
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  SPEAKER_00: thereafter is when she left Emily and Richard's home and had to find a way to get by
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  SPEAKER_00: in America on her own.
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  SPEAKER_00: So while she has accomplished that by the time Sherry goes into labor,
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  SPEAKER_00: she's reflecting back on that time through this book.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is such a smart reference.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can't believe I didn't put that together sooner.
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  SPEAKER_00: I did read this one back around that time myself.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't remember a whole lot about it, but I would imagine that it still holds true today.
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  SPEAKER_00: This actually feels like a very Rory and Logan book because
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  SPEAKER_00: the author goes undercover as a low-wage worker,
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  SPEAKER_00: a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaner, a retail worker.
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  SPEAKER_00: And she documents what the work is like,
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  SPEAKER_00: how she's able to find housing,
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  SPEAKER_00: and the types of choices she has to make by living paycheck to paycheck,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is really so true in many ways today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe even harder now with the cost of groceries and the cost of housing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next up is Out of Africa by Karen Blixen, aka Isaac Dennison.
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  SPEAKER_00: I read that she used the pen name because she wanted to resonate better
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  SPEAKER_00: in English-speaking countries.
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  SPEAKER_00: But anyway,
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  SPEAKER_00: in this book,
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  SPEAKER_00: she reflects on the years she spent running a coffee farm in colonial Kenya in
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  SPEAKER_00: the early 20th century.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a bit of a memoir,
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  SPEAKER_00: nature writing,
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  SPEAKER_00: portraits of people around her,
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  SPEAKER_00: the type of book that creates a holistic artistic portrait of Africa at that time.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't know if you have read Margaret Rankle.
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  SPEAKER_00: But it's reminding me of how her books are.
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  SPEAKER_00: She is a Nashville writer and she writes a lot about not people as much
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  SPEAKER_00: and not her community as much,
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  SPEAKER_00: but more of nature and themes of love and loss that you can learn through nature.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why did Lorelai pick up for Rachel?
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  SPEAKER_00: It was also a very popular film adaptation.
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  SPEAKER_00: This one starred Meryl Streep and Robert Redford and won seven Academy Awards.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we do know that Lorelai loves a good book adapted to film.
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  SPEAKER_00: As I'm sitting here thinking, maybe it also has to do with Rachel's travels.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe she thought that this would appeal to her.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, next up is Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a poetry book that Lorelai reads in bed in season six,
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  SPEAKER_00: episode 16, Bridesmaids Revisited.
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  SPEAKER_00: Who is Billy Collins?
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  SPEAKER_00: He wrote poems that were both witty and accessible.
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  SPEAKER_00: On topics like ordinary life, memory, aging, relationships, and mortality.
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  SPEAKER_00: While I haven't read it,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's always intrigued me that she's read this book,
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  SPEAKER_00: and I think it kind of crosses over with her love of Nora Ephron,
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  SPEAKER_00: which we do see her reading in the reboot.
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  SPEAKER_00: One thing I loved learning about this book is that his poems often begin
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  SPEAKER_00: with something really mundane, like a classroom, a dog, a book.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then it unexpectedly turns into something that is both funny and poignant.
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  SPEAKER_00: This truly speaks of Lorelai, doesn't it?
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  SPEAKER_00: It reminds me of that whole monkey monkey underpants speech she gives.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next is Secrets of the Flesh, A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the book that Lorelai tells Rory to bring in season two,
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  SPEAKER_00: episode three,
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  SPEAKER_00: Red Light on Wedding Night,
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  SPEAKER_00: when of course they leave for their road trip to Harvard.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what I love about this one is that it's an overlap between Lorelai and Rory.
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  SPEAKER_00: It shows their connection not just as mother and daughter, but as readers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Who is Colette?
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  SPEAKER_00: She is a French writer who is known for her unconventional childhood and
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  SPEAKER_00: then later her marriages,
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  SPEAKER_00: affairs,
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  SPEAKER_00: and career challenging conventional ideas like gender,
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  SPEAKER_00: sexuality, marriage, and artistic freedom.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I feel like this is something that Lorelai was continually instilling in Rory.
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  SPEAKER_00: It really shows how much influence she had not just in Rory's reading life,
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  SPEAKER_00: But in pushing her in her career and in her feminism.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel like Lorelai needs a slow clap for this one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Last but not least is one of the most iconic Lorelai books on the show and that is
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  SPEAKER_00: of course Wild by Cheryl Strait.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't want to give away too much of this.
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  SPEAKER_00: In case you are just starting Gilmore Girls and you have not gotten to the reboot
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  SPEAKER_00: yet,
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  SPEAKER_00: but it plays a very pivotal role in A Year in the Life,
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  SPEAKER_00: both summer and fall episodes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lorelai goes on a hike inspired by this grief memoir, and of course she is a book, not a movie.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cheryl Strayed is a phenomenal writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: She's known for her advice columns, which are very much like that radio show Delilah.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're filled with so much emotion and beautiful prose connecting emotions to real life issues.
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  SPEAKER_00: And here after the death of her mother and the collapse of her marriage,
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  SPEAKER_00: she goes on a 1000 mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail alone.
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  SPEAKER_00: This of course is a very grueling journey,
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  SPEAKER_00: but it forces her to confront not just her grief,
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  SPEAKER_00: but also her regrets and her addiction.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of these destructive choices she's made while also trying to find a way to start
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  SPEAKER_00: over and find herself again.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was an Oprah's book club pick.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was a famous movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then it also became arguably the most iconic Lorelai literary moment on Gilmore Girls.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like the book Lorelai's speech about what she learned attempting this hike,
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  SPEAKER_00: is emotional and visceral and beautifully acted.
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  SPEAKER_00: A real tribute to the person for whom she made the hike.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before we go, I do have one bonus reader pick for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mentioned on Substack that I was going to talk about this topic and JC Drake said,
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  SPEAKER_00: His favorite Lorelai literary moment is when Lorelai visits Max's place and mentions
• 15:42
  SPEAKER_00: that she wishes she's read Swan's Way by Proust to sound smarter.
• 15:46
  SPEAKER_00: He says that this is such a Lorelai thing to say.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a dense book that launches a dense series.
• 15:53
  SPEAKER_00: There are eight books in that series.
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  SPEAKER_00: His take is that just knowing it exists is smart enough in most circumstances.
• 15:59
  SPEAKER_00: And I think that's a great point because when I compiled the full list of books
• 16:03
  SPEAKER_00: that are attributable to Lorelei on Gilmore Girls,
• 16:06
  SPEAKER_00: I included books where she just referenced the title in regards
• 16:09
  SPEAKER_00: to another character.
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  SPEAKER_00: So for example,
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  SPEAKER_00: if she said Rory read it,
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  SPEAKER_00: this was a tough decision,
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  SPEAKER_00: but in my opinion,
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  SPEAKER_00: it still counted as a reference because her knowledge of the title and her retention
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  SPEAKER_00: of the title mattered.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think it still shows her as a well-read reader and a person
• 16:25
  SPEAKER_00: of extreme literary influence on the show.
• 16:27
  SPEAKER_00: On that note,
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  SPEAKER_00: if you head to the Substack post that accompanies this episode,
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  SPEAKER_00: paid subscribers can get the full list with my reviews of the ones that I read.
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  SPEAKER_00: And again,
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  SPEAKER_00: there are 136 and they really do include an array of genres from the classics
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  SPEAKER_00: to children's books,
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  SPEAKER_00: books that were adapted to famous films,
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  SPEAKER_00: lots of memoirs, some of which we've talked about.
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  SPEAKER_00: And another thing I really love about this list is that many
• 16:51
  SPEAKER_00: of these books work especially well for fall,
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  SPEAKER_00: including Macbeth, which will be our featured book of the month.
• 16:57
  SPEAKER_00: Of course,
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  SPEAKER_00: paid subscribers will also get the index of books that were on Gilmore Girls
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  SPEAKER_00: by episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: So for each title that you check off, you can see exactly what episodes it was in.
• 17:07
  SPEAKER_00: And it also includes all of the authors whose names were mentioned and all of
• 17:11
  SPEAKER_00: the adaptations that were watched all by episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is work that I've personally verified over two years.
• 17:17
  SPEAKER_00: So as we start this fall and get back into our Gilmore Girls rewatches,
• 17:21
  SPEAKER_00: let's all celebrate the literary influence that Lorelai had on the show.
• 17:25
  SPEAKER_00: See you next time.