The Rory Gilmore Book Challenge 📚

[@olgapikul3328]

So Gilmore Girls is a comfort series for me.. and I can tell you with the confidence of a person who can quote most episodes that Rory did NOT read all of these books. Whoever made this list took every reference from the dialogue that had a book even remotely attached to it. For example both Babe and the Shining are discussed as movies. Pinocchio is referenced in a line about taking deals with strings attached. So this challenge is really just about making people feel bad. I am tempted to make an actual Rory Gilmore challenge though that will just include the books that were read by her in the show.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Oh my gosh please do, make the correct one because I swear this challenge put me to SHAME 😭

[@aprild2523]

Thank you for commenting this! I was wondering what show I watched because I don’t remember most of these books ever showing up as something Rory read. 😂

[@chiarastephens]

Came here to say exactly this! I'm definitely a GG superfan and she does not read all of these! Would love to see a true list!

[@lanikarodrigues309]

Add me to that list!

[@legumesss]

Omg please create an accurate list! It has always bothered me, I got really suspicious when I saw Pippi Longstockings on the list, because I remembered that they only talked about the movie and never the book

[@thewolfandherbooks]

"I got really attached to the characters....maybe not Rory." I just CACKLED.

[@astarreads4214]

I feel like the Lorelai Gilmore challenge would be all the movies she watched on the show.

[@marie_and_her_library]

I got 22% but if I could count my DNFs that would probably add another 20% - Rory's reading list is as dry as an unbuttered piece of toast

[@CleaSelene]

Same with 84 = 25%. But if I had to remove all the ones I just had to suffer through cause uni and all the ones I happily deleted from my memory the second they were over I'd probably drop back to like 10% tops 😅 Cause yes, booooonedry...

[@PageswithPaige]

😂😂😂😂 as dry as unbuttered piece of toast 😂

[@kaileipalmeroni5483]

My husband has read 70 and hes a high school English teacher so most were required reads in college. The amount he responded yes to with sighs of regret was hilarious

[@bookishnatie9614]

😂 dry toast it is

[@sweetmarie287]

I got 71, but more than half of those I had to read for school. This list is full of books from American schoolkid reading lists. Required reading is the only reason I think anyone has ever picked up A Separate Peace. 😂 I hope you do a read of Count of Monte Cristo! The length has always been daunting for me, but I've heard it's great.

[@Ketutar]

Most of it is because of school/college. Now, I went to school in Finland, and we had our own books we had to read, and I don't have an English degree either 😀

[@readknitwithcheryl]

I remember when Gilmore Girls premeired, lol. Yes, I'm that old. Also, my surname is Gilmore so my mom and I were called The Gilmore Girls as soon as the show came out. Mom died fifteen years ago, but people who meet me still bring up the show whenever I tell them my name. Also, you should read The Crucible! I recommend the audiobook because it's a full cast and it's a play.

[@samaratuckey968]

The Count Of Monte Cristo is sooo good! Its amazing

[@farah872]

I want to read it, but the size of it scares me. Even though I know I'll love it.

[@farah872]

@@rorwyk I know, but big books make me anxious for some reason. I do have it in audio book format. Will be listening to it soon. 😊

[@CherryCheetah]

I read 43 out of 339 - if "read" also means I can count things I saw in theatre.

[@Ninanomori]

“If I wanted to read the book I would have watched the movie” 🍿

[@AmataRayne2492]

I read 63 books. My English degree saved me 😂. I read every Shakespeare play, so I got to check up all those. BUT, now I am intrigued- what is Gavin's Reading Challenge? What 100 books should we have read? And the Lottery is absolutely fantastic. It's one of my favorite short stories. And I would TOTALLY buddy read Count of Monte Cristo. That one's a chunky book, but it's supposed be so good!

[@carter34lj]

I would love to see you read Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. It's nonfiction but I thought it was really interesting and pretty funny at times.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

1:50 You should read Anna Karenina, do drag and watch both the Greta Garbo and Keira Knightley versions.

[@strawberrysongs8]

I’ve read 25 and I’ve been a librarian for 11 years. 😂

[@emryborge7027]

I still remember us reading crime and punishment at school.. in russian😂 I was maybe 13-14 years old. I don’t remember a lot of what they made us read back then but I remember this one, it was rough😂

[@JoJo-is-the-name]

Gavin you should def read jekyll and hyde -- its so short. You could finish it in two hours lol. Easy peasy.

[@kilmouski4220]

Anna Karenina is a surprisingly readable book.

[@jaynaraelascaibar6618]

Gavin, you are making me feel great about my 86 books read on this list.

[@gabbyreads]

I haven't seen Gilmore Girls, but omg I would fail so hard at this challenge, I've only read a handful of these books haha

[@dobetterwithchristian4472]

Fahrenheit 451 was good. I've only read 16 of these lol. Such a dreary list

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I had to read the entire Canterbury tales in highschool 😭

[@cuddysbookshelf]

Macbeth is also my favourite play. I recommend The Great Gatsby and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Great video 😊

[@SerenaRosetail]

Gavin please read Joy Luck Club. Omg it made me cry and was super emotional and moving. It is following four adult Asian women and their daughters who have a hard time understanding each other but the mothers'' share their stories about what they went through to make it to the states. The movie was AMAZING

[@melek9023]

Yeess, please read The Count of Monte Christo, as well as Anna Karenina. TCoMC is one of my favourite books and also started Anna Karenina and it's veryy promising so far. Ironically enough, Gilmore Girls spoiled the ending of Anna Karenina for me🥲

[@elvialopezsavedbygrace9994]

I love Gilmore girls so much! I am trying to be a super fan. I should try this challenge with you since i don’t read much. But I love the entire idea behind this challenge.

[@sarahscupofcoffee]

I LOVE Gilmore Girls and I didn't love Rory during my recent re-watch... it was a sad moment for me since I identified with her so closely as I grew up, but my partner pointed out that I turned into Lorelei as an adult. I'll take that as a win! xD Rory and I have very different taste in books so I think I've read like three or four of these!

[@TheCollectorofFiction]

My librarian, nerdy wordy friend, Cathy read and LOVED The Canterbury tales. :)

[@thisisagift01]

i got 41 but the annoying thing is some of these are the classics that have been on my tbr that i've been putting off for years!

[@fridaything1607]

It would be intresting to see you do this for some of your booktube friends read list

[@melissakeller3817]

I got 171 thanks to some of these being required reading in high school and college. However, most of these books are not the greatest or havent aged well, so I would not recommend most of the books on the list. This was such a fun video and challenge to try.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I enjoyed your breakdown during this and how you added some to your tbr! My score is 79 of 339 · 23%

[@natrosereads]

I didn't know Whatever Happened to Baby Jane was a book either until this list/video. I LOVE the movie and have got to read that book now. Loved this video...thank you for many laughs with the random quips ("And if she can read it at like seven-years-old, so can I" and "Who in their right mind is going to read all of the Canterbury Tales?" 🤣🤣)

[@MyMizukiBis]

I read 54 of 339 ! It's really a mix bag of classic and old things. You should read The Count of Monte Cristo, it's a real page turner 👍🏽

[@MichaelaWagner]

Truly just one of the driest lists I've EVER seen LMAO. i read 12 of these! have seen many more movies hahaha

[@redblaquegolden]

Gavin... A clockwork orange? Like the color? I... Sir.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I’m embarrassed 😂

[@jeannareadsbooks8475]

Anna Karenina is absolutely worth your time. It's got so much gossip and drama

[@anikamercier2651]

Year or two! You need. To try five for this year, please!

[@Kim_Music_books_racing_fan]

I've never watched Gilmore Girls, but I've read 37 of the books. I don't think that's too shabby for someone who is picky when it comes to classics (read most during my 2 college literature classes) and tends to read nonfiction more.

[@shellkay]

I got 50%, though there are a handful I didn’t check that I may have read & I’ve been trying to slowly work thru the Rory list for 2 years! Think there’s also one for Jess. Love these list challenges to stretch my TBR (especially with classics)…would love to see more!!

[@madisondoerr3453]

You could do a video reading the books on this list that you own but haven’t read yet (don’t have to buy any new books!)

[@Amber-ul6jj]

I'm not even going to do this, I will have an existential crisis 😂 think we need a Rory Gilmore Patreon Bookclub as well now 😂👀 get those numbers up

[@emmal7510]

Just a heads up on Demons, it also goes by The Devils and The Possessed. Bought it under the last title during my brief "I should read more Russian literature" phase. Have not read it. I should have really bought more short Russian literature.

[@beckyduff]

Imagine meeting Margret Atwood in real life & she doesn't even know about this feud you have going on with her.

[@pig3292]

Omg thank you for inadvertently introducing me to this list challenges website. I'm obsessed with these kinds of challenges 🤩

[@aylin7925]

OMG Gavin you're the only other person apart from me that apparently enjoyed The Monk 😂😂 just love a good Gothic novel what can I say? I'd love to see a video of classic and modern Gothic novels you've enjoyed 👀

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Funny you mention that because I do have a video for you for that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3PGp6WYrbiHeqcsi=pdiBhN-dbtUYsTBn

[@foreverpumpkin7776]

Gilmore Girls was one of my childhood shows and it's still a comfort for me to this day, but dang Rory gives the vibes she'd judge you for reading general fiction, lol.

[@Booksbycaffeine]

You are amazing!! I havent seen anyone talk about this challenge. Thank you so much.

[@Srbthmlnsmth]

You are a star for doing this!!!! Most of these aren’t my genre but I love GG so

[@BertaRS]

Read 84, which is pretty good considering I hadn't even heard of a lot of books. Too many Hemingway for my liking but all the Shakespeare bumped up my score.

[@Ruclester]

I wish you could set up a poll and let us vote for a book off this list for you to read. I would love to hear your thoughts on slaughterhouse five.

[@moiratuttle3981]

I got 37. Several I read because of this list. A few years ago I had everyone at the bookstore I worked at take the challenge

[@RandomGirl-gx6ev]

The full list is just over 480 btw. It's intense lol. But a lot of the time it's books other characters read or she was referencing the movie version

[@AbiofPellinor]

This is so fun! I think I'd probably have 10% 😂 I'll have to check myself one day!

[@allgirlreview433]

This challenge was so difficult. I tried it a few years ago and was shocked how few I had read.

[@charlenelove5965]

I just love your videos. They crack me up! I got 68 for my challenge but need to read some Jane Austin. I am missing out. I would highly recommend Middlesex.📚

[@cindywingetbooks]

I love Gilmore Girls! You need to also add To Kill a Mockingbird! So good! Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books and I just read Rosemary's Baby and loved it. And yes, Sisterhood of the traveling Pants definitely should have made the list considering Rory plays in those movies! 😂 She read The Yearling!? Lol isn't that the film that Lorelei was trying to boycott the Mayor from showing year after year?

[@kellytopia9058]

I read 70 of 339. Most I read for school though. And she definitely didn't read all of these. Crimson Petal was a book Emily read. I loved this show so much when it came out but it always bugged me that she was only ever seen reading classics and what would have been school books in the US. So did she really emjoy reading or was she just doing homework all the time? Lol

[@lettersfromlilly]

What a random assortment of books lmao

[@kyliearmour]

I've only read 25 of them and a good handful of those were assigned in my high school English classes. I graduated in 2016 and most of them I don't remember all that well- except the Awakening really stuck with me for some reason. I've also since re-read To Kill a Mockingbird and it is a 5 star read imo.

[@BookishGecko]

I read 50 of them, I can’t wait to watch your review of Wuthering Heights because it’s one of my favourite books ever!

[@Bucky749]

I remember reading the da Vinci code in high school I didn’t know it was part of series . Favorite Poe poem the Raven . I’ve read Frankenstein multiple times. And dean koontz Frankenstein the complete series . Would recommend.

[@ShesOnYoutube336]

I’ve read 97 of these (big on classics)

[@BlackCatBritt]

I got 50 that I've read, and most of them were required reading for me in middle & high school. So most of them were read against my will hahaha

[@emilyreads5207]

I have 73. But I was an English major in college. She should have read Agatha Christie because And Then There Was None js a classic!

[@Mxe00.]

If you haven't read romance novel Mates by Sobers Rodrigues, you must include it to your TBR. it's such a beautiful love story with the correct proportion of intimacy.

[@passmethatbook]

I never noticed they misspelled a clockwork orange! 😆. My score is 140/339 and I'm at 41%. I spent the past couple years attempting to catch up but there's a couple of books I just have zero desire to read. 🤷 Thanks for posting this. I always love watching booktubers do this challenge!

[@jemmahatt]

37 / 11%! 'Babe' is called 'The Sheep Pig' in the UK

[@traceyvince258]

outsiders by s e hinton is also a film and it is on itv x

[@Victoriacolouringquest]

I read 50, I have quite a few on my tbr because their classic's. But really want to read Pygmalion as the film 'my fair lady' with Audrey Hepburn was based off. One of my all time favourite films

[@sassycatz4470]

Lorelai Gillmore may not have been shown reading a lot of books on the show, but the actress, Lauren Graham, has written four books, I think. You probably know she's an author, so you can always give one of her books a try. (I've read none of them.)

[@PistachioGold]

Omg I remember doing this because another booktuber did. I ranked pretty low, but part of it is also that I just...dont havevany interest in reading nearly a 100 or so that are in the list 😆😆😆 Good reminder that a few books are still on my phys tbr and that I need to redo this challenge once they're finished 🤗 Thank GOD you did not take a shot 🤣🤣 Some of your top 10 I have read or will read, here's to us 😂

[@bonniestevens4329]

I had read 44 books on this list, mostly because I was an English major and the majority were read for school.

[@TraceyS965]

It's a clockwork orange 🍊 🧡 lol

[@herbie8675309]

😂

[@TheHotaru21]

i got 57; i would definitely recommend you read Helter Skelter, its all about the Manson murders.

[@kaylaboss8096]

I read 53 - a lot of them for AR reading program in school lol

[@koalaskrypin]

I made The Rory Gilmore challenge into a whole TBR on a spread sheat 😆. I had read 73 and I was horrified, but mainly because I knew almost every book. We were made to read A LOT of them in school. I have taken it upon me to read one off of her list every month going forward, this month is my first and I chose Dead souls by Nikolaj Gogol. It's actually really funny.

[@debraschnitzer8802]

A Clockwork 🍊

[@riotreads]

I got 48 out of 339. Several of these are on my TBR so I'll have to redo this in the future. 😊

[@elianaroman9826]

I've read 39 out of 339, so only 300 left to go lol. It was actually fun to see books I wouldn't have thought of to add to the TBR. I honestly won't try to finish all 339 because there are quite a few that don't interest me but still a great way to get out of my comfort zone.

[@TimeTravelReads]

I got 26. I think I mostly read different classics than Rory growing up.

[@louthebookworm8827]

Only 18 here Gavin, so you are doing a great job. Love the video

[@KathleenSelden]

I read 56 which is not great but better than I expected honestly…a couple of university lit classes saved me 😅

[@foreverpumpkin7776]

If you're going to suffer through a Tolstoy for a video I beg you to power through War and Peace. I read it because of Bella from ThroneofPages and sometimes I just walk around wanting to scream "I read War and Peace!!!" like she did 😂

[@carolinemiller2555]

This would have been a good list when I was in high school but not now

[@PokhrajRoy.]

5:14 GAGGED

[@racheltfisher]

Life of Pi is a great book 😊

[@mrs.darling5865]

119, so 35%. Many, many were required reads for university.

[@bookedonafeeling]

Maybe Rory hasn’t read sisterhood of the traveling pants, but the actress was in the movie so I think that counts lol

[@a.s.2937]

I got extremely alarmed by the number of "did not finished that" while reviewing the books. Some I couldn't remember if I just watch movies/plays nor if I properly read them so I didn't check them out and omg, I need to do the same challenge as you because my result sucks : 24 of 339 · 7%

[@somethingbookishthiswaycomes]

I've read 38 out of 339 and I'm glad for it because I do not share Rory's taste in books lol. Most of the 38 I have read, I wish I hadn't

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Omg this is a topic that’s close to Gavin’s coffee cup! Also, Gavin chose books, Lorelai chose Luke’s.

[@shawnelizabeth3236]

I’ve read 108. Some for school, some because I went through a pretentious phase of reading classics in my early 20s simply to say I read them, and some because I simply wanted to.

[@RosLanta]

Did they rename The Sheep Pig after the movie because it wasn't called Babe when I was a kid 😂 or is that the US name maybe? I used to adore books by Dick King-Smith when I was little, I remember having quite a lot of them.

[@thefuzzybookdragon]

I feel like I've watched more of the films based on these than the actual books, I got 46 of 339 (14%).

[@kimbutler8020]

Don’t beat yourself up Gav. I got 2% (8 books). I’m going to go and lie down in a dark room and think about what I have been doing the last 39 years because it wasn’t reading 😂

[@eliselapuce]

I got 34. To be fair, even though I got a master's degree in literature, I did all my schooling in French. It helped for a few of them books, but very little tbh.

[@reginad91]

I've just read 22 😂 but I'm really not interested in most of them. Also it's not in your top 10 to read, but please read Flowers for Algernon! It's one of my favourites and had me in tears!

[@fozzymup268]

I got 49 of 339 14% I've decided that is a decent score! 💕📚

[@balletbookworm]

I'm about 50% on this list, with another 5-6 partially read (have read a few more since I did this last, years ago) - and they aren't right on editions because iirc The Art of Fiction she reads is by Henry James not whoever that was. (Now I'm tempted to look up this challenge on Storygraph and see if I can get a more useful one, lol)

[@Ellorna]

I feel like I wouldn't have gotten as many as you did lol also iirc these are just books she reads during the show. So like for Return of the King being shown to us is to show that she read the others before the series started.

[@bookwitchlair2817]

Da vinci code is really good, but read angels and demons first since it the first adventure.

[@emmal7510]

I got 83. Had used that list before, so went through to see if I'd read anything since and my score went down from 84. (Some random book had got checked, somehow.)