Sunday, August 27, 2017

Bridge of Sighs



Book menu for Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo


ISBN of edition I read: 9780375414954 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Bridge of Sighs:

Coffee, 14, 36, 98. 109, 115, 201-202, 204, 384, 410
   Espresso, 412
Jelly Beans, 14
Necco wagers, 20
Cappuccino, 35
Wine
   Barolo, 37, 50
   White, 40
Brie, 40
Squid ink risotto, 43-44
Pasta fagioli, 43, 46
Branzino, 43, 47
Prosecco, 44, 513
Zabaglione, 50
Hamburger casserole, 61, 64
Lemonade, 78
Beer, 88, 138
Campari, 88
Milk, 93
Chicken, 103
Doughnut, 109,
Lemon drops, 110
Hamburger, 121, 242, 271 435, 178, 201
Cold cuts, 121
Potato salad, 121, 242, 251, 276, 279, 281, 306, 308, 449
Toasted cheese, 122, 178
Tuna salad sandwiches, 122
Tomato soup, 122, 178
Chicken noodle soup, 122
Popcorn 123, 220, 222, 224
Sno-Caps, 123
Jujubes, 123
Soda, 123
   Grape soda, 214
   Coke, 249
Whiskey, 138-139
Fries, 201
Milkshakes, 201
   Vanilla shakes, 271
Ice cream, 201-202, 204
Tea, 215
Gin and tonic, 235, 238, 328
Chili dogs, 242
Macaroni salad, 242, 251, 279, 308, 380, 449
Three bean salad, 242
Pork chops,308, 449
Bagels & lax, 250
Pizza, 325, 346-349, 389, 422
Martinis, 325, 344, 415, 466, 506
Drambuie, 327
Rum & coke, 344
Prime rib, 396, 402
Salad with blue cheese, 397
Manhattans, 415
Scotch, 415
Mussels, 484
Clams, 484
Fried calamari, 484
Peanuts, 500-501, 504
Champagne, 500
Vodka, 500-501

Books/Authors mentioned in Bridge of Sighs:
Jules Verne, 111, 221
H. G. Wells, 111
H. Rider Haggard, 111, 154
   "She", 152
Edgar Rice Burroughs, 111
The Grapes of Wrath / John Steinbeck
"Hope" (poem), Langston Hughes, 298, 314-316
Hamlet / William Shakespeare, 311
Moby-Dick / Herman Melville, 419-421, 450
On the Road / Jack Kerouc
Ernest Hemingway, 422
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 422, 450
William Falkner, 422
Ralph Ellison, 422, 427
Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton, 432
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 450-451

Artists mentioned in Bridge of Sighs:
Caravaggio, 38
   "David with the Head of Goliath", 38
Tintoretto, 47
   "The Last Judgement", 48
Titian, 175
Michaelangelo, 175
Frida Kahlo, 465

Television programs mentioned in Bridge of Sighs;
Philco Television Playhouse, 56
Tales Of The Texas Rangers, 56
The Ed Sullivan Show, 76, 116

Music mentioned in Bridge of Sighs:
Frankie Valli, 138
Louis Armstrong, 313, 419
Miles Davis, 407, 419

Libraries mentioned in Bridge of Sighs:
p.111: "That summer I also became a denizen of the Thomaston Free Library. Always a reader, I now borrowed six books every Saturday morning--the maximum allowable."

p.159

p.330: "Sarah's strategy for living with [her parents] was the same: keep busy, fill the days. In Thomaston, she joined as many after-school clubs as would have her and volunteered at the library and Shady Rest Nursing Home, explaning to her father that such activities looked good on college applications."

p. 423: "This letter's only immediate effect was to generate another form rejection. The day after Mr. Berg received it, a note appeared on the honors classroom door, canceling class without explanation and giving everyone a reading day in the library."

p. 514: "One of the first things Sarah made clear when she returned was that we'd be showing Kayla more of the world than Thomaston. We've already taken her to see the library in nearby Canajoharie,, which boast a marvelous art collection..."

Discussable quote:
p. 93: "We don't always want what we compete for."

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