The World of Gilmore Books

It's too bad, almost tragic, that an intelligent series like Gilmore Girls was killed off prematurely (by almost 3 years) leaving the fans pretty p*ssed. I wonder if the show acquired all the fan base after it went off air? How else would you explain the gazillion fan sites on Facebook, Twitter, the blogging world and even Amazon Listmania?! It must have done something right.

To me, the show was all about educated literature and music choices. I am hoping to complete my wait out for the movie (which better be on its way!) by taking up a Gilmore Books project to read all the books mentioned in the series. A daunting task, considering most of the allusions were to thick, voluminous books (Tolstoy, aargh)! I vaguely even remember reading (and being bored by) the classics back in school so it will be quite interesting to see if life experiences have made them a teensy bit more exciting.

Rory Gilmore did most of the reading, but there are some interesting books mentioned by Jess and Lorelai, and I am especially curious of Jess' choice of books. But, let's start with an easy one. Always been a big fan of plays, so have reserved Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf from the local library. Remember the dialogue "George and Martha joining us for dinner" from Presenting Lorelai Gilmore?