Three "Gilmore Girls" Characters Besides Rory Gilmore Who Like to Read

I know Rory Gilmore is considered the Ultimate Book Nerd (which I will discuss in another post) but there were other characters on the Gilmore Girls TV series who also had an interest in reading. Lorelai Gilmore, Richard Gilmore and Jess Mariano represent the average reader to the book worm and I wanted to focus a little on what I observed about them.


Lorelai Gilmore - The Average Reader

As a single mom working a full time job as well as at one point taking college courses (in which she graduated from a community college with a business degree), Lorelai didn't have a lot of free time to sit around reading. However, she found the time for it because throughout the series you could occasionally see her reading various books. Although, she didn't read as much as Rory (but who did) you can tell that she enjoyed reading just as much as her daughter did. Lorelai is more or less the average reader who reads for pleasure.

Richard Gilmore - The Balanced Reader

Richard is an avid reader, for instance he reads several newspapers daily while also constantly staying up-to-date with business/Insurance industry news. He also had a love of reading books and he enjoyed recommending various ones to his granddaughter Rory and wanting to discuss them with her as well. He might have been a bit stodgy and reserved but I noticed that whenever he found an interest in something and wanted to discuss it, it seemed to break him out of his stuffy shell at least temporarily. Richard is what I would consider to be a balanced reader because he reads for both business and pleasure.

Jess Mariano - The Book Worm

The thing I found so annoying about Jess was when he first arrived in Stars Hollow, he showed up angry and he wanted to take out his frustrations on his Uncle Luke and the town the minute he showed up there. Jess wasn't going to his classes and was constantly causing trouble at school and throughout the town.

Another thing I found annoying was that he used his troubles to mask his intelligence. Initially the only person he let know that he loved to read was Rory. He's a big reader and can become totally engrossed in a story. He has a good understanding of what he reads which you notice when he is discussing a particular book or books in general. Jess eventually wrote a book and opened a bookstore which totally marks him as a book worm.