Staff Picks
Rory Gilmore's Reading Challenge (List #1 - Starting with '1984')
- Ariel H.
- Thursday, November 18, 2021
Collection
☕ Take a deep dive into all the books seen and referenced on the Gilmore Girls from Season 1 to A Year in the Life.
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Since there are 408 titles, there will be multiple lists sent out over the next few months. Enjoy!
1984
Published in 2009
Based on the novel by George Orwell which is the story of impossible love and tragic betrayal set in the twisted, horrific world of "1984"
1984
Published in 2019
A man and a woman try desperately to escape the totalitarian regime they live in that bans nearly all free-thinking and love itself. Based on the book by George Orwell. This is the version released in 1984.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 2009
Eager to flee from his drunken father and the confining life with Widow Douglass and Miss Watson, Huck sets off on a raft down the Mississippi with Jim, a runaway slave, in tow.
Alice in Wonderland.
Published in 2010
Alice in Wonderland: This early 1915 silent version of the Lewis Carroll story is considered the first version near to the novel. Creatures are costumed actors and the absence of dialogue creates a surreal, dreamlike quality.
Alice in Wonderland
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Published in 2011
From the stories of Lewis Carroll comes the tale of a girl who falls down a rabbit hole and is transported to a magical world of wonderful creatures and mystical adventures. New bonus features include: Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland; Disney View; Painting the Roses Red game; Walt Disney color TV introduction (1959); I'm Odd, newly discovered Cheshire Cat song and intro; Thru the Mirror Mickey Mouse animated short; and much more.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Published in 2016
Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.
All the President's Men.
Published in 2006
True story of the Watergate break-in that led to the political scandal of the decade, based on the best-seller by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Includes Robert Redford and the Making of a Political Thriller and many other special features.
An American Tragedy
Published in 2015
"A young man gets a job at his uncle's factory, where he seduces an innocent coworker, getting her pregnant. Wanting to climb the social ranks, he also gets involved with a wealthy debutante with whom he falls in love. Faced with the disgrace of impregnating the factory girl and in fear of losing his rising social status, he kills the young factory girl and faces a sensational murder trial"--Http://www.amctv.com.
And then There Were None.
Published in 2016
As the world teeters on the brink of war, ten strangers are persuaded to retreat from their troubled lives to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. When a storm cuts them off from the mainland, the true reason for their presence on the island becomes horribly clear: they are to be executed, one by one.
All the President's Men
Published in 2014
Investigation and report of the burglary at the Watergate Hotel that culminated with President Richard Nixon's resignation from office.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Published in 2003
A story about young Alice, who follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole.
Alice in Wonderland
Published in 2016
CLASSIC FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. Mabel Lucie Attwell's gentle illustrations and distinctive style have been the nursery staple of generations of children. Her illustrated edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1911. As the original Alice publishers, Macmillan are proud to return Mabel Lucie Attwell's interpretation to print in a beautiful hardback gift edition, featuring original full colour plates and line artwork. Ages 9+
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
A Novel
Published in 2012
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE The beloved, award-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay , a Michael Chabon masterwork, is the American epic of two boy geniuses named Joe Kavalier and Sammy Clay. Now with special bonus material by Michael Chabon. A "towering, swash-buckling thrill of a book" ( Newsweek ), hailed as Chabon's "magnum opus" ( The New York Review of Books ), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a triumph of originality, imagination, and storytelling, an exuberant, irresistible novel that begins in New York City in 1939. A young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink. Spanning continents and eras, this superb book by one of America's finest writers remains one of the defining novels of our modern American age. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award and the New York Society Library Book Award Named one of the 10 Best Books of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly
And then There Were None
Published in 2011
A killer stalks a group of ten total strangers on an isolated island off the Devon coast, in a suspenseful story of murder and retribution set to a sinister nursery rhyme.
1984
Published in 2007
George Orwell's classic novel features the prophetic, terrifying vision of a dystopia where Big Brother is always watching. Winston Smith is a lowly Party member tasked with rewriting history so that it fits with official Party records. However, when his curiosity for the truth and a relationship with a fellow Party member lead to his arrest, Winston may lose much more than his freedom.
1984
Published in 2008
In a grim city and a terrifying country, where Big Brother is always Watching You and the Thought Police can practically read your mind, Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. He knows the Party's official image of the world is a fluid fiction. He knows the Party controls the people by feeding them lies and narrowing their imaginations through a process of bewilderment and brutalization that alienates each individual from his fellows and deprives him of every liberating human pursuit from reasoned inquiry to sexual passion. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.
1984
Published in 1991
1984 depicts a gray world dominated by Big Brother and its vast network of agents, quashing freedom in a totalitarian world, where news is manufactured according to the authorities' will and people live by rote. Dissidents are disciplined into being willing tools of their masters. Winston Smith lives in this social system where surveillance, brainwashing, and execution are the state's tools for erasing personal will. His foray into passion ends with his arrest by the Thought Police and challenges him to be a hero.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Published in 2021
The orphan Tom Sawyer, raised by his aunt, is never out of trouble for long. A mischievous, charming boy (not to mention genius at escaping from trouble), Tom's adventures involve many unwitting bystanders. From one moment to the next, the boy could change into a pirate, or ship's captain - when he's not trying to win Becky Thatcher for a sweetheart, of course. Tom is also a friend of Twain's other beloved boy-hero, Huckleberry Finn.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 2002
During river raft adventures, Huck must decide whether to betray Jim, his friend (and a slave) and risk hellfire.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 1999
One of the greatest treats in all world literature, this masterpiece from Mark Twain is revolutionary. It offers both brilliant humor and tragedy as Huck and Jim explore moral dilemmas of slavery and freedom. Huck, the narrator, is shrewd, ingenious, and literal - he reports on everything he sees, which allows the listener to experience the hypocrisy of "civilization." This superb reading by Patrick Fraley is rich in the color and the adventurous spirit of the Mississippi River. It captures the world and people that Mark Twain knew and loved. Author and actor together provide storytelling genius, balancing youthful escapades against an important social message.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 2014
Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer's best friend, escapes down the Mississippi on a raft with the runaway slave, Jim. One of the iconic American novels, it caused a stir when published because of the vernacular used by Twain to characterize Jim and the people of the Mississippi. Twain's criticism of racial segregation and the treatment of slaves was thrown into turbulent criticisms at the turn of the century however, when he himself was accused of racist stereotyping and frequent use of the word "nigger".
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 2010
The adventures of a boy growing up in half-settled Missouri in the 1840's, who with a runaway slave floated down the Mississippi on a raft.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Published in 1986
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.
Aventuras De Tom Sawyer
Published in 2005
En esta novela grabada, el travieso Tom Sawyer y sus amigos Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher, se huyen de casa, ven un asesinato, y encuentran un tesoro en una cueva.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 2014
"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen In recent years, neither the persistent effort to "clean up" the racial epithets in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn nor its consistent use in the classroom have diminished, highlighting the novel's wide-ranging influence and its continued importance in American society. An incomparable adventure story, it is a vignette of a turbulent, yet hopeful epoch in American history, defining the experience of a nation in voices often satirical, but always authentic"-- Provided by publisher.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Published in 2014
Follows the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft in the mid-nineteenth century.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Published in 2014
"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge, starvation and slavery."-- Provided by publisher.