Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Wonder



Book menu for Wonder by R.J. Palacio

ISBN of edition I read: 9780375869020 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Wonder:
Ice cream, 3, 85,136, 191, 199
Bagels, 35, 100
Lollipops, 36
Cheese sandwich, 49, 100
Graham crackers, 49
Juice boxes, 49, 139-140, 178
Macaroni and cheese, 51
Apples, 167
Pizza, 95
Grapes, 101
Tortilla chips, 190
S'mores, 250, 258
Hot dogs, 258
Roasted peanuts, 260
Cotton candy, 260, 271
Grilled cheese, 276, 278
Chocolate milk, 278
White grape juice, 278
Cake, 309

Books/Authors mentioned in Wonder :
Dragon Rider
/ Cornelia Funke, 11
A Wrinkle in Time / Madeleine L'Engle, 45
Shen of The Sea / Arthur Chrisman, 45
The Hobbit / J.R.R. Tolkien, 59
The Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum, 68
Diary of a Wimpy Kid / Jeff Kinney, 72, 178
Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling, 74
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 98, 101-102, 107
The Little Prince /  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 133
Hamlet / Shakespeare, 205
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / C.S. Lewis, 255
J.M. Barrie
     Peter Pan, 299
     The Little White Bird, 299
Under the Eye of the Clock / Christopher Nolan, 300

Plays mentioned in Wonder :
Oliver! / Lionel Bart, 26
Our Town / Thornton Wilder, 193, 230, 240
The Elephant Man / Bernard Pomerance, 186, 193, 240
The Wizard of Oz, 230
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 230

Movies mentioned in Wonder:
Jimmy Neutron, 40
Star Wars, 40, 74, 93, 97, 180, 212, 237, 252, 306
E.T. 92
Avatar, 93
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 110
The Mummy, 132
Home Alone, 152
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 260
The Lord of the Rings, 266
Sound of Music, 262, 276

Music Mentioned in Wonder:
"Wonder" / Natalie Merchant, epigraph
"Space Oddity" / David Bowie, 81, 93, 272
"Beautiful" / Christina Aguilera, 118
Zydeco, 184, 187, 191
"Beautiful Things" / Andain, 235
"Beautiful Child" / The Eurythmicss, 249
"Light & Day" / Polyphonic Spree, 295
"Canon in D" / Pachelbel, 295
"Under Pressure" / David Bowie, 295

My favorite Wonder passage:
p.231: "Why is everyone getting up?" I said.

           "It's a standing ovation," said Mom, getting up.

          So I got up and clapped and clapped. I clapped until my hands hurt. For a second, I imagined how cool it would be to be Via and Justin right then, having all these people standing up and cheering for them. I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.

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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Last Flag Flying



Book menu for Last Flag Flying
by Darryl Ponicsan

Last Flag Flying is the sequel to The Last Detail. Both were adapted into feature films. 

ISBN of edition I read: 9781510727748 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
Jagermeister, 6
Beer, 7-8, 11-12, 15, 30, 137, 143-144, 154
     Budweiser, 94-95
Burgers, 14, 130, 213
     Cheeseburger, 97, 113, 172
Pizza, 15, 53, 94, 169, 202
Chorizo con huevos, 16
Ham in Coca-Cola sauce, 24, 52, 78
Yams, 24
Lima beans, 24
Swiss steak, 25
Coffee, 27-28, 31, 56, 61, 86-87, 113, 125, 143-144
Pie, 27
Peach cobbler, 28, 31, 33
Wild Turkey, 30, 154
Soda, 53
French toast, 55
Fried potatoes, 55
Eggs, 55
Doughnuts, 61
Coke, 67, 109, 133-134
Pancakes, 106
Chicken & rice soup, 113
Tuna salad sandwiches, 113, 158
French fries, 113, 130, 172
Chocolate malt, 113
Philly cheese steak sandwiches, 127
Onion rings, 130
Sausages, 137
Ginger ale, 154
Salad, 172
Liver & onions, 172, 175
Herbal tea, 172
Rolls, 211
Fruit, 211
Cheeses, 211

Books/Authors mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
John le Carre, 116
Michael Moore, 116
Jarhead / Anthony Swofford, 116

Music mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
"Join the Navy" / The Village People, 4
Nina Simone, 72

Television programs mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
Cops

Magazines mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
Mother Jones

Libraries mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
p.117: "The Philadelphia-bound train pulls away. They are less than an hour from Newark, where Mule hopes to call his wife and find out if anyone has called the library, which is where Mule finds his reading material. He is too poor to afford to buy books."

p.158: "In a few minutes, they see Mule making his way back to them.
          "'How's things on the home front?'" Billy asks him. He gets off his stool to give Mule another boost onto his.
          "'She's not aware of anything. I told her to call the librarian and see if anybody is snooping into my reading habits.'"
          "'It's embarrassing,'" says Billy. "'To know agents are checking up on you. How far can they go with that shit, and for what?'"

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

The Last Detail


Book menu for The Last Detail by Darryl Ponicsan

(Page numbers refer to the original 1970 hardcover edition)

The Last Detail is the prequel to Last Flag Flying (now a movie)! The Last Detail also has a film adaptation starring Jack Nicholson.

Food mentioned in The Last Detail:
Coffee, 2, 14, 17, 20, 23, 55-56, 59, 101-102, 130-131, 141, 148, 153, 177
Ripple (wine), 2,6
Beer, 10, 38-40, 70, 72-73, 102, 129, 132-133, 149, 162
Kielbasa, 10
Pierogies, 10
Bleenies, 10
Cheeseburgers, 36-37, 129
French Fries, 36-37, 129
Chocolate shakes, 36-37, 147
Eggs, 59
Bacon, 59
Salami & Swiss sandwiches, 69
Corned beef, 70
Pastrami, 70
Knackwurst, 70
Stuffed cabbage, 70
Whiskey, 70
Italian sausage sandwiches, 76-77, 103
Peanuts, 77-78
Capuccino, 86, 90
Chenin Blanc, 92, 96, 98
Hot dogs, 102, 132, 134
Lobster, 104
Coke, 104
Pretzels, 132-133, 162
Champagne cocktails, 135
Boilermakers, 149, 162, 170
Jelly doughnuts, 153
Potato chips, 170
Vegetable soup, 171

Books/Authors mentioned in The Last Detail:
The Stranger / Albert Camus, 2, 5
Stephen Crane, 7
The Centaur / John Updike

Music mentioned in The Last Detail:
"Drunken Sailor", 51, 78, 85
Johnny Mathis , 88
Aretha Franklin, 92-93
Tony Bennett , 102, 105
 
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Wonderstruck



Book menu for Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick


ISBN of edition I read: 9780545027892 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Wonderstruck :
Sandwiches, 404, 429, 521
     Tuna sandwiches, 382
Fruit cups, 392
Soda, 404
Apples, 429
Orange juice, 521
Pretzels, 521

Books/Authors mentioned in Wonderstruck:
A Lion Among Men / Gregory Maguire, epigraph

Music mentioned in Wonderstruck:
"Space Oddity" / David Bowie, 25, 68-69, 194-195

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Saturday, November 4, 2017

Call Me by Your Name



Book menu for Call Me by Your Name: a Novel by André Aciman

ISBN of edition I read: 9780374299217 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Call Me by Your Name:
Rosatello wine, 5
Mineral water, 7, 169, 188
Chestnuts, 7
Eggnog, 7
Hot dogs, 10
Lemonade, 15, 26, 30-31, 69, 83, 215
Apples, 33
Soft-boiled eggs, 34, 97, 137
Orange juice 34
Grapefruit juice, 34
Apricot juice, 34, 42
Apricots, 35-37
Spaghetti, 37
Dark red wine, 37
Cognac, 7
Ice cream 47, 109, 112, 151, 197
Earl Grey tea, 58
Chocolate cake, 84
Yogurt, 88
Peaches, 88, 145-146, 216
Banana, 88
Smoothie, 89
Semifreddo, 94
Grappa, 101, 190, 192-193, 201, 237
Coffee, 145, 160 197-198
Beer, 169
Figs, 170-171
Petits Fours, 177, 183
Scotch, 183
Antipasti, 188
Tortellini in cream sauce, 189
Pot roast, 189
Peas, 189
Salad, 189
Cheeses, 189
Sambuca, 190, 192
Flan, 197
Martinis, 199-200, 202, 237
Lemon Soda, 205
Watermelon, 205
Chamomile tea, 221

Books/Authors mentioned in Call Me by Your Name:
Carlo Levi, 9
Dante, 41, 173-175, 181
   Inferno, 30-31
Homer, 41
Virgil, 41
Paul Celan, 70, 29, 48-49
Percy Shelley, 71, 104, 106, 110, 165
Mary Shelley, 7
Chekhov, 96
Gogol, 95
Katherine Mansfield, 95
Armance / Stendahl, 102, 105
Leopardi, 158, 160
Montaigne, 223
Emily Brontë
Edgar Allan Poe, 234
The Well-Beloved / Thomas Hardy

Music mentioned in Call Me by Your Name:
Haydn , 137-138, 157, 214, 216
   "The Seven Last Words of Christ", 9, 243
Liszt, 12-13
Busoni, 12-13
Bach, 12-13
Brahms, 55, 89, 202
Mozart, 55
Handel, 55, 239
Beatles, 239

Discussable passages from Call Me by Your Name
:
p. 115: "Do you really like to read that much?" [Marzia] asked as we ambled our way casually in the dark toward the piazzetta.
           I looked at her as if she had asked me if I loved music, or bread and salted butter, or ripe fruit in the summertime. "Don't get me wrong," she said. "I like to read too. But I don't tell anyone." At last, I thought, someone who speaks the truth. I asked her why she didn't tell anyone. "I don't know..." This was more her way of asking for time to think or to hedge before answering, "People who read are hiders. They hide who they are. People who hide don't always like who they are."

p.224: "Look," [Elio's father] interrupted. "You had a beautiful friendship. Maybe more than a friendship. And I envy you. In my place, most parents would hope the whole thing goes away, or pray that their sons land on their feet soon enough. But I am not such a parent. In your place, if there is pain, nurse it, and if there is a flame, don't snuff it out, don't be brutal with it. Withdrawal can be a terrible thing when it keeps us awake at night, and watching others forget us sooner than we'd want to be forgotten is no better. We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to feel nothing so as not to feel anything--what a waste!"

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