Thursday, August 11, 2011

Promise Me

 
Book Menu for Promise Me by Harlan Coben

ISBN of edition I read 0525949496 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Promise Me :
Chicken Kiev, 25
Yoo-hoo, 39, 190
Coffee, 60, 66, 211, 215, 232
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 66
Sloppy joes, 72
Tea, 92
Roast beef, 118
Toasted Almond Fudge, 127
Beef jerky, 130-1
Doughnuts, 153
Kung Pao Chicken, 350
Grilled cheese sandwich, 350
Pizza, 359

Books/Authors mentioned in Promise Me :
Nicholas Sparks, 46

Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling, 191
A Separate Peace / John Knowles, 213

Movies mentioned in Promise Me :
The Graduate, 72 

Television shows mentioned in Promise Me :
Antiques Roadshow, 39
Wheel of Fortune, 40
American Idol, 146
I Dream of Jeannie, 164

Plays mentioned in Promise Me :
Fiddler on the Roof, 13

Magazines mentioned in Promise Me :
Sports Illustrated, 9
People Magazine, 27
The New York Times Book Review, 132

Music mentioned in Promise Me :
Jimi Hendrix, 134
Keith Richards, 134
Eric Clapton, 134
Nils Lofgren, 134
Buck Dharma, 134
Aimee Mann, 134
Prince, 140
   "Little Red Corvette
"Message in a Bottle" / The Police, 146
The Beatles, 146
"We Built This City on Rock-n-Roll" / Jefferson Starship, 168
"Gravity" / Alejandro Escovedo, 248
Coldplay, 253
Supertramp, 273
Green Day, 296
Killers, 306

Discussion questions for Promise Me :
What do you think the author has to say about the teen years?
How did you feel about Edna Skylar's philosophy of helping only the innocent, rather than everyone?