In season 3, episode 13, “The One Where Monica and Richard are Friends”, Rachel reads The Shining by Stephen King.
Friends is one of the most popular shows in American television history. The show is loved by fans all over the world. The show premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994, and lasted for ten seasons, with its final episode airing on May 6, 2004.
One of the most popular characters from Friends is Rachel Green, played by Jennifer Aniston. Throughout the show, Rachel is seen as a beautiful and ambitious woman who likes to read books from time to time. In one such episode in season 3 called “The One Where Monica and Richard are Friends,” Rachel finds a copy of The Shining in Joey’s fridge. Joey tells her that he keeps it there because it is extremely scary. He challenges Rachel to read it, and she does read it, only to be spoiled about the ending by Joey.
What is Rachel’s favorite book?
In the episode where Rachel reads Joey’s favorite book, The Shining, she also challenges Joey to read her favorite book - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. When Joey accidentally spoils Rachel about Jack’s death in The Shining, Rachel takes revenge and spoils Little Women for Joey by telling him that Jo refuses Laurie’s proposal, and Beth dies.
Joey gets too hurt by that, so Rachel has to lie to him that she made that up to hurt him. However, Joey does get to learn the truth by the end of the episode about Beth’s fate in the book.
What books does Rachel Green read?
Rachel Green is an avid reader, and there are multiple instances in Friends where she references some book or the other. She has read a lot of books, including “The Last Thing He Wanted” by Joan Didion, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, The Shining by Stephen King, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Danielle Steel’s books, Be Your Own Windkeeper (a fictional book), Mrs. Bing’s books (Chandler’s mother), and The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy.
What happens to Rachel at the end of Friends?
Rachel Green has one of the best character developments in Friends. She develops from a spoiled rich brat who runs from her wedding in the show’s premiere to a successful professional in the fashion industry.
At the end of Friends, she is offered a lucrative job in Paris. Just as she is about to leave for Paris, she has a change of heart and decides to stay in New York with Ross. It is believed that they live happily with their daughter, Emma, and possibly get married.
FAQs
Q. What is the book that Phoebe and Rachel read?
A. Phoebe and Rachel are supposed to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte for a literature class.
Q. What book does Rachel have Joey read?
A. Rachel makes Joey read her favorite book, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Q. What feminist books do Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe read?
A. Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe read a feminist book, Be Your Own Windkeeper, which is a fictional book.
