How To Read Canterbury Classics Like a Gilmore

February 23, 2023

By Christa Protano

Recently, I stumbled upon the Literary Lifestyle blog and its Rory Gilmore Book Club. As a newer fan of Gilmore Girls (thanks to a pandemic winter binge watch), I’m all in for anything with Stars Hollow vibes. Since the show premiered more than two decades ago, the idea of this kind of book club is not really new. Google “Rory Gilmore Book Club” and you’ll find many iterations by various literary bloggers, local libraries, even BuzzFeed and Good Reads. But I have to say, I love the way Jules Buono of Literary Lifestyle created an actual reading challenge for 2023 featuring many of the books referenced throughout Gilmore’s seven seasons. This monthly challenge has inspired me to read some of the popular books I have intentionally, or unintentionally, skipped over throughout the years.

So far, I have read the short book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom for January and the play Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry for February. I’m looking forward to having an excuse to dive into some classics I’ve yet to read, like The Age of Innocence and Pygmallion. I may even attempt some Tolstoy. Speaking of classics, many of the 500-plus books you’ll find on the Rory Gilmore book list are beautifully published as leather-bound editions or colorful Word Cloud Classics. So if you are considering this year’s challenge, why not use it as an excuse to add some color to your bookshelf, too. Good reads paired with classic style? We think Rory would approve.

35 Canterbury Classics to consider for The Rory Gilmore Reading Challeng e