Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest



Book Menu for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson


ISBN of edition I read:  9780307269997 (hardcover)

Food mention in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest :
Toast with cheese, marmalade and avocado, 19, 545
Cake, 39
Coffee, 39, 47
Cheese and liver pate sandwich, 47
Waffles with Cloudberry Jam , 52
Johnnie Walker, 79
Glenfiddich (Scotch), 84
Sushi, 104
Swedish meatballs with lingonberries, 104
Mineral water, 104, 125, 310
Shish kebab, 141
Meatball sandwich, 225
Beet salad, 225
Lettuce and cheese baguette, 249
Burek, 318, 322
Vegetable stew, 331
Cold pasta salad with tuna and bacon, 343
Cabbage stew, 366
Ramlosa, 422
Lamb chops in red wine sauce, 422
Lamb stew, 442, 451
Champagne, 517
Mangoes, 525
Apples 525
Tullamore Dew (Irish whiskey), 525
Croissants, 529
Campari, 541
Bagels, 562

Books/Authors mentioned in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest :
The Iliad / Homer, 147
Philip Marlowe, 174
Pippi Longstocking / Astrid Lindgren, 238
Dashiell Hammett, 306
Amazons of Black Sparta / Stanley Alpern, 419
Oliver Twist / Charles Dickens, 532

Magazines mentioned in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest :
New England Journal of Medicine, 8, 174
Nature, 174

Television mentioned in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest:
C.S.I., 324


Music mention in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest:
Verdi, 425-426

Misc.: Fermat's Last Theorem

Discussion questions for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest:
What are the differences and parallel's between Lisbeth and her half brother, Niedermann?
How do the passages (p. 3, 147, 289, 419) about Amazons and women warriors relate to the novel as a whole?

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Monday, August 25, 2014

The Girl Who Played with Fire

 
Book Menu for The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

ISBN of edition I read: 9780307269980 (hardcover)

Food mention in The Girl Who Played with Fire:
Ice coffee, 9
Chin-ups (Grenadian fruit), 12
Mangoes, 19
Mineral water, 20, 42
Calamari and chips, 20
Carib (beer), 20, 24, 46
Coke, 20, 43, 147
Rum and coke, 23
Caffe latte, 24, 33, 42, 68
Cheese sandwich, 42, 474
Eggs and toast, 42
Kefir, 59
Cinnamon rolls, 60, 231
Pizza, 66, 47, 196
     Hawaiian pizza, 351
Brie baguette, 68
Cheesecake with raspberry ice cream, 78
Sweet and sour chicken, 79
Tullamore Dew, 79
Couscous and lamb, 91
Macaroni and cheese, 117
Aquavit, 169, 373
Grappa, 170
Vestfyn Pilsner, 234
Vodka and lime juice, 241
Grilled lamb, 350
Apple, 404, 472
Spaghetti with meat sauce, 405
Quinta do Noval (Nacional!, 1976), 462
Ham pies, 462

Books/Authors mentioned in The Girl Who Played With Fire:
From Russia with Love / Ian Fleming, 79
Astrid Lindgren, 238
     Pippi Longstocking , 456
Crime and Punishment / Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 469

Music mentioned in The Girl Who Played with Fire:
Sven Ingvars, 10
Nick Cave, 10
"No Woman No Cry" / Bob Marley, 19
"Maria" / Debbie Harry, 234
"Cat People (Putting out the fire)" / David Bowie, 455
"On a Slow Boat to China", 491

Magazines mentioned in The Girl Who Played with Fire:
Popular Science, 11, 20
Caribbean Traveller, 11

Libraries/Librarians mentioned in The Girl Who Played with Fire:
p. 13  "But Salander was given a different picture of things when she met Philip Campbell--teacher, librarian, and Baptist preacher. She had taken a room in his guesthouse for the first few days."

p. 292 "Paolo Robert was one of the last to leave the library. He had spent the afternoon reading every line that had been written about the hunt for Salander."

p. 320 "[Salander] had thought over the possibilities and then applied for a summer job at the library in Langvik. In a break from her cleaning duties, it took her about then minutes to get detailed blueprints of the whole building."

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Friday, June 13, 2014

A Storm of Swords


 
Book Menu for A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

ISBN of edition I read: 9780553106633

Food mentioned in A Storm of Swords:
Bean and bacon soup, 10
Bread and cheese, 30, 35, 37, 41, 421, 504
Boiled beef with horseradish, 30
Apples, 37, 377, 504, 737
     Dried apples, 191
     Baked apples with yellow cheese, 252
Lemon cakes, 67
Broth of leeks and mushrooms, 68
Cheese, 69, 12, 792
Mead, 78, 82-83, 85, 168, 374, 404, 532, 572
     661, 771-773, 833
Hot wine with cloves, 112
Green olives, 112, 114, 149
Oatcakes, 121-122,124, 127, 131, 276-277
Cider, 122, 150
Smoked salt fish, 125, 127, 131
Blackberries, 131
Carrots, 142
Duck with lemons, 148-149
Pomegranates, 149, 767
Honeyed wine, 182, 533
Garlic sausage, 199
Boar's ribs with stewed onions, 233
Mutton and mushrooms, 252
Pease pudding, 252
Sweetmeats, 265
Hot crab pie, 274
Blood sausage, 276
Oaten porridge, 286
Fish stew, 286
Lamprey pie, 286
Olives, cherries, figs, 312
Ham, 377
Beef and bacon pie, 404
Mashed turnip, 449, 574
Figs, 475
Mulled wine, 530, 546, 562, 715
Venison stewed with onions, 530
Pea soup, 548
Leek soup, 574
Green bean, onion and beet salad, 574
Pike poached in almond milk, 574
Peas, 588
Raisin nut buns with butter, 615
Black bread, 616
Mutton with ale and onions, 616
Plums 643
Spice wine, 651
Honey cakes baked with blackberries and nuts, 661
Gammon steaks, 661
Finger fish, 661
Pears, 661, 767, 774
Creamy mushroom soup, 674
Buttered snails, 674
Sweet corn fritters, 676
Oatbread with dates, apple, and orange, 676
Almond crusted trout, 676
Cheese and onion pie, 676
Fish tarts, 676
Honey ginger partridge, 676
Blandissory, 677
Blood sausage, 677, 793
Elk stuffed with blue cheese, 678
Porridge, 736
Boiled eggs, bacon and fried bread, 740
Applecake, 756, 793
Lamb, 815
Carrot and raisin salad, 815

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The Plague of Doves



Book Menu for The Plague of Doves  by Louise Erdrich

ISBN of edition I read: 0060515120 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in The Plague of Doves:
Salted pretzels, 10
Chicken and dumpling stew, 17
Boulettes, 22
Galettes, 22
Cookies, 48
     Molasses cookies, 238
Chocolate, 54
Crackers, 67
Dried peaches, 67
Cold fried venison, 67
Tea, 84
French turtle soup, 92
Beef stew, 95
Baked beans, 95
Fruit cocktail, 95
Pancakes, 112
Iced tea, 138
Spaghetti, 152
Hot chocolate, 172
Creamed carrot soup with dill, 174
Banana cream pie, 185
Chocolate sundae, 185
Popcorn shrimp, 186
Sour cream and raisin pie, 191
Frybread, 213, 271
Glazed doughnut, 227
Mashed turnip, 229
Macaroni and meat sauce, 229
Fruit yogurt, 235
Peanuts, 235
Fruit pies, 235
Apples, 235
Croissant, 241
Popcorn balls, 255, 257-258
Peanut butter kisses, 255, 258
Meat soup, 271
Roasted chicken, 271
Baked beans, 271
Sardine sandwich, 282
Denver sandwich, 302
BLT, 302

Books/Authors mentioned in The Plague of Doves:
Seneca, 95
Marcus Aurelius, 96, 101, 280
     The Meditations, 98, 108, 221
Robert Burton, 114
Francis Bacon, 117
William Shakespeare, 129
    The Comedy of Errors, 129
Albert Camus, 255
     The Fall, 183
Arthur Rimbaud, 223
Sylvia Plath , 223
Anais Nin , 223, 225, 241, 246, 255
Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustre, 231
Henry David Thoreau, 275
Lucretious, 280
Epictetus, 280
Plotinus, 280

Television programs mentioned in The Plague of Doves:
The Three Stooges, 11, 19
Dark Shadows, 257 

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Christmasville



Book menu for Christmasville
by Michael Dutton

I absolutely loved this novel and couldn't put it down.  I've been telling everyone who will listen about it.  I'm sure I will read it again and again.  It's certainly not just for reading at Christmas time.  Christmasville is told from the point of view of 14 year-old Mary Jane.  This story is filled with humor, wit, good feeling, and mystery.  There is even a key scene that takes place in one of my favorite places...the public library!

ISBN of edition I read: 9780978665593 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Christmasville:
Tollhouse cookies, 3-4, 67, 89-90, 94, 105
Turkey sandwiches, 4
Hot cocoa, 5-7, 11, 13, 16, 21, 30, 37, 70, 72, 97
     113, 149, 155, 184, 197
Candy canes, 7, 34, 116, 129
Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, 11, 21, 184
Chocolate bars, 11, 15
French fries, 27, 29, 39
Belgian waffles, 30
Ice cream sundaes, 36, 49
Chicken teriyaki, 37, 42
Texas toast, 37, 111
Swedish meatballs, 38
Boston cream pie, 38, 111, 311
Cheesecake, 38, 111
Hot apple cider, 49
Butterscotch pudding 67
Malted milk balls, 67, 137, 211
Baked ham, 67
Apple pie, 67
Gingerbread cookies, 67, 80
Ice cream sodas, 68, 199
     Black Cow (chocolate ice cream w/rootbeer), 119
Eggnog, 115-116
Fudge brownies, 118
Lemon meringue pie, 118, 142
Penny candy, 123, 129
Fruitcake, 131
Mincemeat pie, 131
Black forest cake, 142, 144
Berries jubilee, 142
Jellybeans, 143
Chocolate custard, 146
Jack Daniels, 184-185
Clark Bar, 193
German chocolate cake, 212
Ginger ale, 221
Meat loaf, 224
Coffee cake, 227
Corn muffin, 247
BLTs, 284
Chicken soup, 303
Cheese and crackers, 303

Discussion questions for Christmasville:
What do Mary Jane and Otis and Willy Wright have in common?
Describe Mary Jane's relationship with her father.
What other books or movies did you think of while reading Christmasville?
What themes run through this story?  What, if any, are the author's messages?
Christmasville is told in the female first person point of view by a male author.  Does this work?
Describe Mary Jane in one word.
Will you read the sequel, Finding Christmasville?   Why or why not?

My favorite passages from Christmasville:
p. 107 "Are there whole worlds that are bigger than us? Smaller than us?
p. 144 "The whole notion of remembering--of memory--is something that is almost too much to bear."

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Room of Tears




Book menu for Room of Tears by Linda Merlino


Room of Tears is a mysterious, haunting, and beautiful story.  When I first glanced at the cover, I felt it's too soon to read a book about 9/11. I'm glad I pushed through it. Ms. Merlino has combined unusual ideas and concepts into this brief but lyrical novel. 

ISBN of edition I read: 9781927792100 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Room of Tears :
Coffee, 3, 71
     Espresso, 18
Canolis, 3
Napoleons, 3
Lemonade, 8, 12
Irish whiskey, 14
Wine
     Italian red, 14
     Grenache, 98
Calamari, 17
Chili, 21
Cookies, 21, 72
Fried plantains, 45
Empanadas, 45, 78
Revoltillos, 45
Spaghetti and meatballs, 60
Italian frittata with cheese, spinach, and mushrooms, 71
Lasagna, 72
Brownies, 72
Cheese and crackers, 81
Sandwiches, 94
Pancakes and sausage, 107
Sliced fruit, 107
Danish, 127

Books/Authors mentioned in Room of Tears:
Everyman / Anonymous, 1, 40, 80, 110
"Sonnet 60 ", William Shakespeare, 110
Nostradamus, 142

Title mentioned on pages 24, 109, 113:
p. 24 "I close the door to my bedroom and cry. I have cried for so many days that it has become a room of tears."

p. 109 "No one would question Antonio, not even Peter. Not until he became Pope, as his mother predicted, then the two men would sit in the Room of Tears with her handwritten letter, and Antonio would finally be able to explain."  

p. 113 "'The conclave has placed me here, in the Room of Tears.' Peter gestured with wide arms to the walls around them."

Discussion questions for Room of Tears:
1. How do Diane's journal entries affect the overall story?
2. Describe the deal Billy makes with God.
3. After reading the ending, were you compelled to go back and reread certain passages?  Which ones? Why?
4. What surprised you in this story?
5. Describe Room of Tears in a single word.
6. Before reading the book, what was your reaction to the cover?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Philomena



Book menu for Philomena by Martin Sixsmith


ISBN of edition I read: 9780143124726 (trade paperback, movie tie-in ed.)

Food mentioned in Philomena:
Sherry, 1, 40
Candy floss, 7
Toffee apples, 7
Sugar biscuits, 34
Coffee, 55-56
Cake, 55-56
Eggs, toast, and bacon, 58
Tea, 65
Orange Fanta, 94
Cocoa, 97
T-bone steaks, 105
Peaches, 107-108
     Peach pie, 108
Champagne, 169
Milkshake, 186
Hershey bars, 218
Twizzlers, 218
Eggs Benedict, 226
Guinness, 249, 251
Mulled wine, 307
Prosecco, 339
Bouillabaisse, 402

Books/Authors mentioned in Philomena:
Adoption: the parent, the child, the home / Cecil Barrett, 31
W.B. Yeats, 128
     "The Lake Isle of Innisfree", 127
     "A Drinking Song",364, 408-409
John Donne, 128
Robert Frost, 128
Charles Baudelaire, 128, 317
Michael Lermontov (poet), 129
Romeo & Juliet / William Shakespeare, 149
Of Mice and Men / John Steinbeck, 218
Great Expectations / Charles Dickens, 237

Movies mentioned in Philomena:
Kind Hearts and Coronets, 197
Pillow Talk, 348
Bridge over the River Kwai, 356

Music mentioned in Philomena:
Mozart, 131
Beethoven, 131
John Lennon, 131
Jimi Hendrix, 131
Miles Davis, 174
Johnny Mathis, 191
Pearl Bailey, 218
Art Garfunkel, 220
     "I only Have Eyes for You", 220
David Bowie, 220
Janis Ian , 220
Glen Campbell, 220
Kathleen Ferrier, 221
"Jennifer Juniper" / Donovan, 223
"Do You Love an Apple?" / The Bothy Band, 244, 245

Television programs mentioned in Philomena:
The Liberace Show, 138

Magazines mentioned in Philomena:
The Gay Blade, 213

Theater mentioned in Philomena:
Mame (musical), 131, 139
The Pirates of Penzance, 139

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