reading all books referenced on Gilmore girls

I actually pre-ordered this book, so I received it on it's publication date (April 30, 2013). I began it immediately, even though I knew that it wasn't my typical literary taste. But hey, we have to support the glorious LG, amirite? About a week later, I gave birth to my own Lorelai... so that was my excuse... for a little while, anyway. But both Lorelai and Someday, Someday, Maybe celebrated their 2nd birthdays not too long ago. Sooooooo... yeah. I even brought the book

Alright... so as a lot of your saw (and so RUDELY commented :)) on my social media pages, it took me quite awhile to get through A God in Ruins. I was ALL OVER Life After Life, and as this is the follow up to that book, I was ready to be all-in. Not a sequel, A God in Ruins was essentially taking place in the same universe and timeline as Life After Life, just from the point-of-view of a different character. And I think this was my issue. Ursula Todd was a ceaselessly fasc

Johanna Debiase uses magical realism and the art of storytelling in a way that is both disturbing and refreshing in this novella. A fairy tale sits at the heart of this story and the mysterious hole seems to be symbolic of birth, death and rebirth. We come from a hole and, at the end, we are put into a hole (Is that too crass? Who knows. I was pumped full of epidural at the time so I had "the cheap seats" in that experience, as Lorelai would say). That abyss is something

I was pleasantly surprised to discover how many people I inspired to finally watch Gilmore girls after bombarding my Facebook friends with photos of my ATX trip (again, sorrynotsorry). And one of those was none other than one of my best friends, Kaliska. I've been yammering to her about Gilmore girls for YEARS... to blank stares and a bored nodding of the head. So you can't imagine how excited I was when she contacted me saying she wanted to see an old movie at a cute small

While I normally review my books in the order I read them, given how topical it is, I figured I'd bump it up. So, today... I review Harper Lee's second (or first) book (whoa, never thought I'd be writing that sentence). I have a little something to tell you. I know it's going to come as a shock. But... Santa Claus isn't real I'll give you a few moments to digest that. Okay, now that you know the truth... this is exactly how I feel about Atticus Finch's character change fro

Click the image to listen to UtFB: Pilot Episode Elizabeth and Rob discuss the pilot episode of Gilmore girls. Originally aired on October 5, 2000, we are introduced to Lorelai, Rory and the residents of Stars Hollow! #underthefloorboards #pilot #robcarroll

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma The colors of this cover alone had me smitten before I read the summary. Then words like "ballerina" and "prison" hit my rods and cones and synapses were a-firin' and SHIT WAS ON! But I will suggest you don't read this book while doing a rewatch of Bunheads. I was waiting for Boo to hand Sasha a bleeding bouquet of roses (although, let's be honest, Sasha probably deserved it). Throw in the fact that I was also working my way through sea

I originally picked this up because I had b̶a̶m̶b̶o̶o̶z̶l̶e̶d̶ requested an advanced reading copy of the follow up (A God in Ruins) from Little, Brown & Co. So... uh... figured I probably should read Life After Life first. I had heard many great things about this book, but wasn't prepared to be as absorbed in Ursula's journey as I was. Atkinson's use of time is clearly the focal point of the story, but it's her use of art (or "Art", if you're Sylvie)... poetry, literature,

Lane Kim spent her childhood and adolescence hiding her passions under the floorboards of her home. She had to keep from the eyes of those who judged her *cough*MrsKim*cough* for the very things that made her... her. But Rob Carroll and I refuse to keep our love of Gilmore girls (and art, and music, and books, and movies...) out of the spotlight. Not like I've ever had a problem with that (I named my daughter Lorelai for God's sake)! But, you know... this really just gives