Rory Gilmore

🔟 Rory Gilmore's Top 10 Favorite Things

Straight from Gilmore Girls, in Rory's own words.

1. 1

   Reading under my tree after school

   Last week it was one book, this week another. The tree doesn't judge.

2. 2

   The Harvard dream

   It was the plan for as long as I can remember, even before I picked Yale.

3. 3

   Pro/con lists

   Every big decision gets one. It's the only civilized way to choose.

4. 4

   Christiane Amanpour

   She reports from the hardest places in the world. That's the job I want.

5. 5

   Lane Kim

   My best friend since forever, and my favorite person to walk to school with.

6. 6

   Getting into Chilton

   The acceptance letter that changed everything.

7. 7

   The Franklin

   Chilton's paper was my first real newsroom, even with Paris as editor.

8. 8

   The Yale Daily News

   A real college paper with real deadlines. Heaven.

9. 9

   Being a foreign correspondent someday

   It's been the goal all along, and I'm not giving it up.

10. 10

    Giving the valedictorian speech

    Thanking the people who got me there was the best part.

🔟 Rory Gilmore's Top 10 Books

Straight from Gilmore Girls, in Rory's own words.

1. 1

   Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)

   Maybe a cliché first Melville, but a great one.

2. 2

   Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)

   The book I read under the tree the week before that one.

3. 3

   Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)

   Honestly, one of my favorite books, full stop.

4. 4

   Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)

   I rode a sad train with her, and I'd do it again.

5. 5

   Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)

   Strolling down it is one of my favorite literary walks.

6. 6

   Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)

   I sailed a raft with Huck and Jim.

7. 7

   A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)

   Ignatius J. Reilly is absurd in the best way.

8. 8

   The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)

   A classic I'd push on anyone who argued with me about it.

9. 9

   Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry

   She made the cut when I packed books for a trip.

10. 10

    Eudora Welty's stories

    Also in that suitcase, safe and sound.

🔟 Rory Gilmore's Top 10 Stars Hollow Spots

Straight from Gilmore Girls, in Rory's own words.

1. 1

   Luke's Diner

   The pancakes are worth any wait.

2. 2

   Doose's Market

   Groceries, gossip and a lot of rules.

3. 3

   Miss Patty's

   Town meetings, dance classes and every party worth going to.

4. 4

   The gazebo

   It's the center of town, literally and spiritually.

5. 5

   Kim's Antiques

   Lane's house, where every piece of furniture has a price tag.

6. 6

   Andrew's bookstore

   The most dangerous store in town for my wallet.

7. 7

   Black, White & Read movie theater

   Takeout first, then a movie. Perfect night.

8. 8

   Weston's Bakery

   Where it's easy to bump into someone completely by accident.

9. 9

   Bootsy's newsstand

   Every magazine I need, plus Bootsy's opinions.

10. 10

    The bridge

    A picnic on the bridge beats any restaurant.

🎁 Rory Gilmore's Top 10 Gift Ideas for Fans

Gift ideas for fans, inspired by Rory's on-screen favorites. They are not official Gilmore Girls merchandise.

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1. 1

   Moby-Dick (Modern Library Classics, Rockwell Kent illustrations)

   Inspired by: The first Melville.

2. 2

   Madame Bovary, Margaret Mauldon translation (Oxford World's Classics)

   Inspired by: Under-the-tree reading.

3. 3

   Charlotte's Web (HarperCollins paperback)

   Inspired by: One of her favorite books.

4. 4

   Anna Karenina, Pevear/Volokhonsky translation (Penguin)

   Inspired by: Named in her valedictorian speech.

5. 5

   Swann's Way, Lydia Davis translation (Penguin)

   Inspired by: Named in her valedictorian speech.

6. 6

   A Confederacy of Dunces (Grove)

   Inspired by: Ignatius J. Reilly.

7. 7

   Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dover Thrift)

   Inspired by: Huck and Jim.

8. 8

   The Fountainhead (Signet)

   Inspired by: Called it a classic.

9. 9

   Collected Poems, Edna St. Vincent Millay (Harper Perennial)

   Inspired by: Packed for a trip.

10. 10

    Portage Reporter's Notebook 4x8, 12-Pack

    Inspired by: The Franklin and the Yale Daily News.