The Viscount Who Loved Me

 

Book menu for The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
Scotch, 19, 22, 25
Strawberries, 22
Lemonade, 31-35, 40, 97
Champagne, 40
Tea, 58, 277, 283, 287, 318
Whiskey, 102-103
Punch, 176
Port wine, 181
Flavored ice, 231
Biscuits, 277-279, 286
     Shortbread, 286
Brandy 281, 285-286
Orange marmalade, 299
Lemon marmalade, 299
Eggs, 318
Scones, 318
Kippers, 318
Roast pork, 3318
Walnuts, 325

Books mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
William Shakespeare
     Much Ado About Nothing, 24
     Macbeth, 356
Jane Austen, 85

Music mentioned in The Viscount Who Loved Me:
Bach, 36
Mozart, 36
Beethoven's Fifth, 356

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 9780062353641)

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The Oracle of Maracoor

 

Book menu for The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

Food mentioned in The Oracle of Maracoor:
Pomegranates, 16-17, 121-122
Pineapples, 20
Nuts, 29
Berries, 29
     Raspberries, 205
Cherries, 29
Olives, 29
Apples, 36, 38, 46-48, 50, 141-142, 149-150
Ale, 117
     Cherry ale, 45
Biscuits, 45, 201
Bread and jam, 49
Tea, 73 76
Scones, 76
Omelets, 98
Lamb stew, 113
Crumpets and cream, 120
Honeycake, 133
Chicken with tamarind glaze, 179
Wine, 180
Lemonade, 201
Ginger nuts, 205
Hard cider, 223
Sherry, 231
Fruits and cheeses, 235
Pastries, 235

Books mentioned in The Oracle of Maracoor:
The Human Factor / Graham Green, epigraph
Uncle Stephen / Forrest Reid, epigraph
Charles Dickens, 213

My favorite passages from The Oracle of Maracoor:
"But then, no one experienced anyone else's life. That was the curse of individuality, and maybe the safety of it, too. The privacy of shame, of regret." (p. 165)

"So much of what we call wisdom is just the aftershock of survival." (p. 197)

"'Most of us flee home to escape how we seem to be becoming. Some of us never stop fleeing. But in this world, hearth-tenders are urgent agents, too. Go home and tend your hearth. If you can. Do a better job than I ever did.'" (p.260)

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780063094017)

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Writers and Lovers

 

Book menu for Writers and Lovers by Lily King

Food mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Tea, 3, 60-61, 76
Martinis, 9
Heinekin beer, 12
Catalan fish stew, 13
Coffee, 15, 24, 103, 126, 177
     Ice lattes, 16
     Espresso, 62-63
     Ice coffee, 66
Crêpes, 16
Milkshakes, 16
Mountain Dew, 16
Carpaccio, 20
Seared scallops, 20, 159
Champagne, 21, 73
Osso bucco, 21

Lavender flan, 21
Vongoles, 21
Wine, 170, 288
     Pinot Grigio, 24, 103
     Red wine, 126
     Sancerre, 291
Swordfish, 24, 246
Risotto, 24, 288-289
     Risotto balls, 73
Sandwiches
     Ham sandwiches, 31
     Grilled cheese, 206
     BLTs, 66, 242
     Turkey clubs, 228
     Chicken pesto, 273
     Turkey melt, 274
Mocha frappes, 33
Seltzer and cranberry, 34
Herbed pasta, 36
Egg sandwiches, 38
Peaches, 40
Prosciutto-wrapped figs, 54
Cinnamon toast, 61
Crab cakes, 66, 100
Vichyssoise, 66-67
Panna cotta, 66
Moroccan chicken, 68
Couscous, 68
Sangria, 68, 186, 188
Oysters, 73
Crab toast, 73
Stuffed figs, 73
Raspberry scones, 76
Blacked bluefish, 89
Turkish roast pigeon, 89
Pot de crème, 90
Samosas, 101
Bloody Marys, 101
Arnold Palmers, 103
Hot chocolate, 103
Eggs and sausage, 104
Blueberry pancakes, 105, 108
Coddled eggs, 105
Eggs Benedict, 106
Chocolate bombs, 106
Bourbon pecan pie, 106
Screwdrivers, 108
Apple Papillote, 108
Basil-lavender crème brulée, 110, 113
Pear compotes, 110
Burgers, 137
     Cheeseburger, 17
Carrot cake, 142
Poppy seed cake, 144
Mussels, 157-158
Sea bass, 158
Grilled shrimp, 157
Tagliatelle, 157
Chocolate torte, 159
Mango sorbet, 159
Banana bread pudding, 159
Banana cake, 169
Baklava, 170-171
Ice cream sundaes, 178
Duck confit, 180
Chocolate chip cookies, 190
Chicken fingers and cucumber slices, 194-195
Peppermint ice cream, 197
Cider doughnuts, 209
Apples, 210
Hazelnut mousse, 247
Shepherd's pie, 251
Plums, 252
Grapes, 252
Bananas, 252
Kiwis, 252-253
Pancakes, 259
Quesadillas, 259
Banana cupcakes, 259
Macaroni and cheese, 259
Lasagna, 260-261, 305
Eggplant Parmesan, 271 
Cheesecake, 271
Cheetos, 285
Funyons, 285
Spaghetti, 303
Apples and peanut butter, 303

Books/Authors mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Martin Amis, 8
Roddy Doyle, 8
Marcel Proust, 12, 87
     A la recherche du temps perdu, 14
     Swann's Way, 87
Marguerite Duras, 12
Gunter Grass, 12
Cuore / Edmondo De Amicis, 14
Honore de Balzac, 14
Michel de Montaigne, 14
Paul Valéry, 14
George Eliot, 86
     Middlemarch, 14
Somerset Maugham, 28
Henry David Thoreau, 43
     Walden, 44
Cormac McCarthy, 44
Troubles / J.G. Farrell, 54, 233
"The Letter Writers" (story) / Elizabeth Taylor, 59
Leo Tolstoy, 64
John Updike, 71, 268
     The Centaur, 71
Walter Scott, 86
D.H. Lawrence 86
     Sons and Lovers, 86
     The White Peacock, 86
Edith Wharton, 87, 268
Virginia Woolf, 87, 234
     To the Lighthouse, 315
Black Tickets / Jane Anne Phillips, 103
William Faulkner, 115, 178, 268
The Last September / Elizabeth Bowen, 166
T.S. Eliot, 171
Franny and Zoey / J.D. Salinger, 175
Breakfast at Tiffany's / Truman Capote, 209
"Casey of the Bat" (poem) / Ernest Lawrence Thayer, 221
Woodcutters / Thomas Bernhard, 233, 269
Shirley Hazzard, 235
     The Evening of the Holiday, 233
Toni Morrison, 268
     Beloved , 233
     Sula, 315
Independent People / Halldor Laxness, 233
Housekeeping / Marilynne Robinson, 233
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe, 257, 260
"The Liar" / Amiri Baraka, 266
The Catcher in the Rye / J. D. Salinger, 268, 309
A Separate Peace / John Knowles, 268
John Cheever, 268
Joan Didion, 268
MacBeth / William Shakespeare, 268
All the Pretty Horses / Cormac McCarthy, 268, 273
Ernest Hemingway, 268
     A Farewell to Arms, 272
     The Sun Also Rises, 272
Dante, 275
Siddhartha / Hermann Hesse, 304
Their Eyes Were Watching God / Zora Neale Hurston, 304-105
William Carlos Williams. 311
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Brontë, 315
The House on Mango Street / Sandra Cisneros, 315

Music mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
"Crash into Me" / Dave Matthews, 9
Talking Heads, 19
"Run Joey Run" / David Geddes, 33
"Wildfire" / Michael Martin Murphy, 33
"I'm Not in Love" / 10cc, 33
"Mack the Knife" / Bobby Darin, 90
"In the Mood" / Glenn Miller, 90
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" / The Tokens, 90
"Earth Angel" / The Penguins
"By Yon Bonnie Banks" / John McDermott, 90
Olivia Newton-John, 92
Chopin, 111
Led Zeppelin, 111
Frank Sinatra, 111
Duran Duran, 124
     "Rio", 125
Lou Reed, 164, 279
Nirvana, 186
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina", 192
"This Old Man" / Raffi, 210
"She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain", 210
"Edelweiss" / Oscar Hammerstein, 257
"Blowin' in the Wind" / Bob Dylan, 257
"Blue Angel" / Roy Orbison, 258
"Loch Lomond", 258
Joni Mitchell. 281
     "Little Green", 282
David Byrne, 319, 321

Movies mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Mrs. Doubtfire, 259, 262-263

TV shows mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
The Love Boat, 75

Magazines mentioned in Writers and Lovers:
Granta, 55
Kenyon Review, 263
People, 281

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780802148537)

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Father of the Rain

 

Book menu for Father of the Rain by Lily King

Food mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Iced tea, 6-7, 33
Burgers, 12
Minute steak, 13, 27
Martinis, 13, 25, 64, 78, 99, 123, 151, 159, 183, 203, 214, 344
Pizza, 20
Fried dough, 20, 199, 225-226, 228, 232   
Fried clams, 21, 273
Club sandwich, 21, 273
Hot Tomales, 28
Fried Chicken, 30
Frappes, 38
Raspberry rickeys, 38
Falafel sandwiches, 39
Grappa, 39
Cornflakes, 40
Jelly Beans, 48
Tuna casserole, 55-56
Coffee, 59, 119, 213, 234, 273, 381, 308
V8, 62
Vodka and orange juice, 64
Moo Goo gai pan, 67
Brownies, 73
Cookies, 303, 335
     Lace cookies, 75
     Chocolate chip cookies, 104
     Animal crackers, 265
Gin and tonics, 78   
Cheese and crackers, 78
Chipped beef, 82-83
Wine, 94-95, 105, 129
     Red wine, 256
Pad thai, 103
Donuts, 105
     Crullers, 351
Coffee ice cream, 106, 169
Peanuts, 107, 189
Papaya juice, 107, 111
Sliced melon, 113
Baked Alaska, 115
Coke, 123
Banana cake, 128
Lime rickeys, 149
Hot dogs, 152, 160, 223, 284
Grand Marnier and Hawaiian punch, 157
Steak, 160, 168, 193
Asparagus and Hollandaise sauce, 168
Tuna fish sandwiches, 174
Lamb chops, 176
Mashed potatoes, 176
Tofu curry, 176
Bi bim bap, 176
Grilled cheese sandwiches, 190
Salad with avocado, 193
Ice cream and chocolate sauce, 193
Filet mignon with Bernaise sauce, 204, 207
Vichyssoise, 204
Scotch and sodas, 207
Doritos, 234
Chicken sandwiches,  244
Potato chips, 244
Watermelon, 244
Smoked salmon and crackers, 254
Cranberry fizz, 255
Prime rib, 255, 258
Club soda, 255
Cranberry soda, 258
Sliced apples, 268
French fries, 273
Beer, 275
Lobsters, 284
Green beans, 297
Garlic mashed potatoes, 297
Pies
     Apple pie, 297, 337
     Strawberry rhubarb pie, 337
     Pecan, 337
     Cherry pie, 337
Chex mix, 297
Scotch and soda, 298
Mashed sweet potato, 298
Champagne, 300
Seltzer, 300Coconut angle food cake, 304
Tea, 305
Hot chocolate, 351


Books/Authors mentioned in Father of the Rain:
The Book of Job, epigraph
Mark Twain
     The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 48
     The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 48
Christopher Marlowe, 63
The Secret Garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett, p.64
Joseph Conrad, 104
It's Not the End of the World / Judy Blume, 107
The Age of Innocence / Edith Wharton, 124
Saul Bellow, 120
Bronislaw Malinowski, 131
Nadine Gordimer, 131
Go Tell it On the Mountain / James Baldwin, 155ë
Julius Caesar / William Shakespeare, 158
William Wordsworth, 195
Samuel Coleridge, 195
Penelope Fitzgerald, 196
     The Gate of Angels, 246
Alice Munro, 196
Independent People / Halldor Laxness, 196
Structural Anthropology / Claude Levi-Strauss, 196
The Patterns of Culture / Ruth Benedict, 196
The Pickwick Papers / Charles Dickens, 198
Margaret Mead, 205
Simone Weil, 212
Winesburg, Ohio / Sherwood Anderson, 229
The Second Sex / Simone the Beauvoir, 250
Charlotte Brontë, 285
Gunga Din / Rudyard Kipling, 298
Emily Dickinson, 327

Music mentioned in Father of the Rain:
John Denver, 21
Helen Reddy, 32
Cat Stevens, 32
The Carpenters, 32
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" / The Beatles, 133
"Bennie and the Jets" / Elton John, 133-134
Bruce Springstein
     "Thunder Road", 134
     "Independence Day", 134
     "Nebraska", 134
"Jack and Diane" / John Mellencamp, 134
Cameo, 134
The Whispers, 134
Marvin Gaye, 135
"O-o-h Child" / Five Stairsteps, 137
"Put on a Happy Face" / Dick Van Dyke, 224
"Sweet Caroline" / Neil Diamond, 225
"Mandy" / Barry Manilow, 225
"My Eyes Adored You" / Frank Valli, 225
Glenn Miller, 259
"It's Like Reaching for the Moon" / Billie Holiday, 331-332

Movies mentioned in Father of the Rain:
The Wizard of Oz, 317

TV shows mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Hawaii Five-O, 11
Mannix, 11
The Price is Right, 151
Planet of the Apes, 225
Andy Griffin Show, 274
The Little Rascals, 341

Plays mentioned in Father of the Rain:
A Chorus Line, 83
Bye Bye Birdie, 221
The King and I, 230

Magazines mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Playboy, 88
Penthouse, 108, 116, 335
Time, 161

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Euphoria

 

Book menu for Euphoria by Lily King

Food mentioned in Euphoria:
Gin, 5, 8, 110
Champagne, 12
Beef, 21
Mashed potatoes, 21
Wax beans, 21
Martinis, 38
Whiskey, 42, 46, 151, 216-217, 249
Tea, 119, 151
Jelly buttons, 57
Baked yams, 62
Jackfruit, 62
Sago cake, 99, 208
Coffee, 99, 179, 199, 213
Canned peaches, 106
Guava juice, 110
Biscuits, 119
Champagne, 150
Caramels, 151
Canned pears, 152
Canned sardines, 177
Apricots, 177
Dried fish, 208
Veal, 231
Welsh rarebit, 23
Spaghetti, 231
Cognac, 235-236, 238

Books/Authors mentioned in Euphoria:
Margaret Mead, epigraph
Ruth Benedict, epigraph
William Blake, 30
Alfred Tennyson, 30
"Hardness of Heart" (poem) / Edward Shillito, 31, 212
Amy Lowell, 92
     "Decade", 192
Light in August / William Faulkner, 139
Romeo and Juliet / William Shakespeare, 139
W. H. Auden, 170
Vaslaw Nijinsky, 190
Serge Diaghilev, 190
Edna St. Vincent Millay, 190
"The Ballad of Father Gilligan" (poem) / W.B. Yeats, 212
Rupert Brooke, 212
Wilfred Owen, 212
Sidfried Sassoon, 212

Many more books are also listed in the acknowledgments.


Magazine mentioned in Euphoria:
The New Yorker, 66, 231, 248

Music mentioned in Euphoria:
"Lady of Spain" (song), 19

Title mentioned on:
Page 50: "'It's that moment about two months in, when you think you've finally got a handle on the place. Suddenly if feels within your grasp. It's a delusion--you've only been there eight weeks--and it's followed by the complete despair of ever understanding anything. But at that moment the place feels entirely yours. It's the briefest, purest euphoria.'"

Page 115: She looked like she did not know quite what to do with me.

"'I didn't want to miss the euphoria. I haven't, have I? You said it happened at the second-month mark.'"

One of my favorite passages from Euphoria:
"We're always, in everything we do in this world, she said, limited by subjectivity. But our perspective can have an enormous wingspan, if we give it the freedom to unfurl.", p.50

Pages numbers refer to the hardcover edition: (ISBN 9780802122551)


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Gender Queer : a Memoir

 

Book menu for Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Books mentioned in Gender Queer:
Harry Potter / J. K. Rowling, 28
Tamora Pierce, 30
Strangers in Paradise (series) / Terry Moore, 50
Ranma 1/2 / Rumiko Takahashi, 71
Franny and Zoey / J.D. Salinger, 72
Cold Mountain / Charles Frazier, 72
Fake (series) / Sanami Matoh, 75
The Last Herald Mage trilogy / Mercedes Lackey, 75
The Importance of Being Earnest / Oscar Wilde, 87
The Sandman series / Neil Gaiman, 93
Welcome to My World / Johnny Weir, 119
Fun Home / Alison Bechdel, 135
Oh Joy Sex Toy / Erika Moen, 138
As the Crow Flies / Melanie Gillman, 171
The Gender Creative Child / Diane Ehrensaft, 185
Touching a Nerve: the Self as Brain / Patricia Smith Churchland, 199-200

There are many more books referenced on pages 72, 74, and 144 (too many to list here)!

Music mentioned in Gender Queer:
David Bowie, 55-56, 59
Tommy / The Who, 56
The Doors, 56
The Rolling Stones, 56
Pink Floyd, 56
Frank Zappa, 56
The Beatles, 56
Queen, 56, 58
One Direction, 151-153

Movies mentioned in Gender Queer:
The Lord of the Rings, 51
The Laramie Project, 95

Page numbers refer to the paperback edition (ISBN: 9781549304002)

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The English Teacher

 

Book menu for The English Teacher by Lily King

Food mentioned in The English Teacher:
Cookies, 5
Cider, 5
Coca Cola, 9
Champagne, 14
Toast, 33, 236
     Raisin toast, 172
Bacon, 33, 236
French toast, 37
Coffee, 37-39,  59, 65-67, 198, 201, 213
Reuben sandwiches, 38
French fries, 38, 63-64
Beer, 38,128,130, 142
Smoked salmon, 59
Croissants, 59
     Chocolate croissants, 61
Muffins, 59-60
     Banana muffins, 61
Fruit, 59
Rum and Cokes, 60
Egg salad sandwiches, 68
Lemonade, 68, 133
Bourbon and soda, 72, 100, 173, 176
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, 74
Sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans, 87
Pumpkin pie, 88
Wine, 92
Frappes, 94
Scrambled eggs, 110
Chicken with cashews, 115
Shrimp lo mein, 115
Fried rice, 115
Beef and broccoli, 115
Pizza, 133
Brownies, 134
Cheese popcorn, 146
Shepherd's pie, 163
Wax beans, 163
Sponge cake, 163-164
Martinis, 170
Fish sticks, 180
Hamburgers, 188
Pink coconut cupcakes, 188
Peanuts, 194
Onion rings 198
Doughnuts, 201
Tea, 213
Ice cream sundaes, 218
Bananas, 225, 231
Hard-boiled eggs, 231
Pancakes, 236
Scrambled eggs, 236
Ham and cheese sandwiches, 239

Books/Authors mentioned in The English Teacher:
"The Waves" / Virginia Woolf, epigraph
T.S. Eliot, 176
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 4
William Shakespeare, 66, 154
     King Lear, 14
     Macbeth, 65
     Othello, 108
Thomas Hardy, 109, 153
     Tess of the d'Ubervilles, 35, 37-39, 46-48, 51, 54-59, 68, 84-86, 106, 151
        153, 159-162, 194, 203, 216, 242
     "The Well-Beloved", 105-106, 161
George Eliot
     Middlemarch, 40, 121
     Daniel Deronda, 219
Ernest Hemingway, 48-49
     The Sun Also Rises, 59
Herman Melville, 154
     Moby-Dick, 49
"Innesfree" (poem) / William Butler Yeats, 63
Prometheus Unbound / Percy Shelley, 66
"Annabel Lee" / Edgar Allan Poe, 110
Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen, 113, 138
Leo Tolstoy, 118
     Anna Karenina, 227
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 121
The Thorn Birds / Colleen McCullough, 147, 151, 239
Theodore Dreiser, 154
The Brontës, 154
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 154
Willa Cather, 154
William Faulkner, 154, 226
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 168
James Joyce, 215, 232
     The Dubliners, 178
The Portrait of a Lady / Henry James, 202
Madame Bovary / Gustave Flaubert, 202
D.H. Lawrence, 226


Music mentioned in The English Teacher:
"Beast of Burden" / The Rolling Stones, 8
"In the Gloaming" / Annie Fortescue Harrison, 217

Discussable passages from The English Teacher:
Was this how marriage was, bewilderment giving way to reassurance giving way to more bewilderment? Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion? (Chapter 5, p.105)

The books on the shoulder-level shelf across from them could be found on the shelf of any high school English teacher in any state across the country: Norton anthologies, the Riverside Shakespeare, Melville, Dreiser, Brontë, Hawthorne, Cather, Faulkner. Nothing contemporary, nothing edgy, nothing out of print, nothing in translation. Not even a slight leaning toward a theme, a preference of gender or time period. The passionless shelf embarrassed her. (Chapter 7, p.154)

Instead of shutting you up in classrooms for twelve years, why didn't schools just put you on a bus and show you the world? He'd never known how cramped and ugly New England was until now.
(Chapter 8, p.190)

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 0871138972)

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The Pleasing Hour

 

Book menu for The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

Food mentioned in The Pleasing Hour:
Grapes, 3, 146
Tea, 5, 35-36, 87
Cakes, 5
     Chocolate cakes, 87
Sangria, 7, 52, 55
Cookies, 116
     Butter cookies, 9
     Chocolate chip cookies, 118
Pizza, 13, 69
Sauteed mushroom croquettes, 22
Potato gallette, 23
Peanuts, 23
Olives, 25, 154
     Olives stuffed with achovies, 178
Paté, 25
Raspberry tart, 26
Stuffed artichoke hearts, 29, 31
Chocolate wafers, 36
Cold salmon mousse, 36
Stuffed lamb shoulders, 36
Lemon soufflé, 36
Wine, 36, 99-100
     Champagne, 36
     Jarrode Rosado, 178
Hard cider, 39
Raspberry torte, 48
Popcorn, 61
Beer, 62
Strawberries, 65
Toast and marmalade, 77
Hot chocolate, 78-79, 81, 141-142, 235
Coffee, 103, 120, 142, 195
Rum and Coke, 106-108
Goat cheese, 121
Plums, 124, 146
Apple-pear juice, 138
Bananas, 138
Baguettes, 138
Black licorice, 141
Cold lemon soup, 145
Fouace, 145
Melons, 146
Lemonade, 150
     Frozen lemonade, 178, 182
Almonds, 154, 183
Paella, 169
Spinach and garlic bocadillos, 161
Orange juice, 165
Chips, 178
Chocolates, 209
Banana pancakes, 211
German sausages, 211
Bratwurst, 215

Books/Authors mentioned in The Pleasing Hour:
Marcel Proust, 7
Simone de Beauvoir, 7
Marguerite Duras, 7
The Brontës, 147-148
Ernest Hemingway, 197
Anton Chekhov, 215, 222

Music mentioned in The Pleasing Hour:
"The Boxing Hour" / Simon and Garfunkel, 32
"Slow Boat to China", 178

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780871137542)

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The Color of Heaven

 

Book menu for The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean

Food mentioned in The Color of Heaven:
Chocolate martinis, 8
Cookies, 14, 45
Popsicles, 31
Coffee, 33, 144, 203-204, 209, 248
Maple-glazed salmon, 52
Garlic mashed potatoes, 52
Sauteed vegetables, 52
Wine, 52, 165, 242, 253
Rootbeer floats, 72
Strawberry ice cream, 72, 116
Tea, 75, 78
Pot roast, 82
Fried chicken, 82
Beer, 92, 137-138
Ice cream, 100, 110
Chocolate chip cookies, 101
Whiskey, 137
French fries, 142
Apple pie, 144
Sandwiches, 165-166
Brandy, 217-219

Music mentioned in The Color of Heaven:
"The Killing Time", 61
"Blue on Blue" / Bobby Vinton, 105-106
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" / The Platters, 143

Magazines mentioned in The Color of Heaven:
GQ
New Yorker, 8, 12, 120

TV shows mentioned in The Color of Heaven:
The David Letterman Show, 8

Page numbers refer to the trade paperback edition: ISBN 9780986842221

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Bury the Lead

 

Book menu for Bury the Lead by Archer Mayor

Food mentioned in Bury the Lead:
Beer, 67, 90, 93
     Pabst Blue Ribbon, 23
Ginger ale, 56
Seltzer, 56
Coffee, 87, 175, 187, 213, 245, 297, 345, 400, 403
Meatloaf, 89, 91
Pizza, 89
Vodka, 97
Coke, 119
Spaghetti, 119
Lemonade, 248, 250
Iced tea, 248
Soup, 336
Sandwiches, 336
Ice cream, 336

Books/Authors mentioned in Bury the Lead:
Arthur Conan Doyle, 182
     The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, 86, 137

Movies mentioned in Bury the Lead:
Titanic, 221
My Fair Lady, 245
Risky Business, 254

Page numbers refer to the large print edition (ISBN 9781432859657)

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The Orphan's Guilt

Book menu for The Orphan's Guilt by Archer Mayor

Food mentioned in The Orphan's Guilt:
Coffee, 13014, 16, 51-52, 74, 76, 128, 130, 163, 258, 342, 424
Beer, 60
Pizza, 88, 273
Burgers, 106-107, 110
Rootbeer, 107
Ice cream, 296
     Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia, 115
     Chocolate and vanilla soft serve, 388
     Pistachio soft serve, 389
Waffles, 125
Pound cake, 129
Hot cocoa, 184, 186
Sliced fruit, 205
Pickles, 229
Potato chips, 229
Doughnuts, 258, 424
Ritz crackers with peanut butter, 296
Fruit cocktail with whipped cream, 298
Caesar salad, 305
Lemonade, 317
Shepherd's pie, 335
Wine, 335, 337
Scrambled eggs 371

TV shows mentioned in The Orphan's Guilt:
Jeopardy!, 44
Monty Python, 286

Movies mentioned in The Orphan's Guilt:
Doctor Zhivago, 273
High Noon 362

Music mentioned in The Orphan's Guilt:
Vivaldi, 42
The Beatles, 305, 328

Pages numbers refer for the large print edition: ISBN 9781432884291

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The Skeleton's Knee

 

Book menu for The Skeleton's Knee by Archer Mayor

Food mentioned in The Skeleton's Knee:
Coffee, 3, 60, 135, 173-174, 194
Trail mix, 18, 26
Macaroni and cheese, 27
Vegetarian lasagna, 55
French bread, 55
Tea, 60
Chicken salad sandwiches, 112
Coke, 113
Fig newtons, 154
Peanut M&Ms, 158
Hamburgers, 194
Milkshakes, 194
Pizza, 199
Popcorn, 210, 216
Sour kraut, potatoes, and sausage, 230

Books/Author mentioned in The Skeleton's Knee:
Mark Twain, 30
      A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 13, 18
     The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 30
     What is Man?, 30
     The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories, 30
Ernest Hemingway, 30
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 30
William Faulkner, 30
Edith Wharton, 30
Edgar Allan Poe, 30
Thomas Hardy, 30
Fyodor Dostoyevski, 30
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 73, 124, 278
"City of Big Shoulders" / Carl Sandburg, 129

Pages numbers refer to the mass market paperback: (ISBN: 0466400998)

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Scent of Evil

 

Book menu for Scent of Evil by Archer Mayor

Food mentioned in Scent of Evil:
Coffee, 10, 58, 64, 68, 274, 325
Cheetos, 27
Coke, 27
Pigs-in-a-blanket, 42
Fruit cocktail, 42
Doughnuts, 58
     Banana cream, 68
     Honey-dipped chocolate, 68
Orange juice, 68
Pizza, 68
Fruit salad, 131
Iced tea, 131
Ice cream, 131
Blue and cream cheese stuffed celery 131
Carrot soup, 131
Beer, 155
Ginger ale, 182
Ham and cheese grinders, 294

Books mentioned in Scent of Evil:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle, 10
The Joy of Sex / Alex Comfort, 45
Charles Dickens, 144
Harold Robbins, 144
Ernest Hemingway, 214
     The Old Man and the Sea, 214
Physician's Desk Reference, 341

Movies mentioned in Scent of Evil:
Inherit the Wind, 61

TV shows mentioned in Scent of Evil:
Miami Vice, 83, 142

Magazines mentioned in Scent of Evil:
Fine Home Building, 235
New York Times Magazine, 235
Consumer Reports, 310
Road and Track, 310

Discussable quote from Scent of Evil:
"I began wondering what it was that had prompted me as a young man to pursue a line of business so dedicated to exposing society's least attractive habits." (page 308)

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0892964715)

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Borderline

Book menu for Borderlines by Archer Mayor

Food mentioned in Borderlines:
Beer, 23, 65-66
Coffee, 24, 44, 49-50,100, 102, 161, 167, 178
Doughnuts, 42, 44, 49, 163, 165, 178
Tonic water, 66
Coke, 71, 152-153
Lemonade, 98
Hershey's kisses, 142
Fruit juices, 152
Natural sodas, 152
Chili, 153, 155, 157
Lemon chicken, 153
Cinnamon rolls, 161
Tea, 163-164

Books/Authors mentioned in Borderlines:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain, 75

Music mentioned in Borderlines:
Muzak, 154

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0399135537)

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Nightmare Alley

 

Book menu for Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham

Food mentioned in Nightmare Alley:
Lemon Soda, 526
Milk, 534
Beer, 534, 656, 789, 791
Pretzels, 534
Popcorn, 542, 558
Coffee, 551-552, 660, 669, 677, 759, 785, 787
Orange juice, 552
Eggs, 552,677
     Bacon and eggs, 660
     Ham and eggs, 784-785
Melba toast, 552
Chocolate bar, 579
Whiskey, 603, 606
     Scotch, 678-679
Bread and jelly, 613
Champagne, 626, 630, 632
Tea, 651
Taffy, 661
Chicken with rice and gravy, 668
Brandy, 682-683, 689, 695, 705, 719-720, 725-726, 738, 751
     Hennessy, 693-694, 750
Manhattans, 693
Martinis, 693
Applejack, 704
Jasmine tea, p.741
Raspberry Sherbet, 766

Books/Authors mentioned in Nightmare Alley:
"The Wasteland" / T.S. Eliot, p.521
The Satyricon / Petronius, p. 521
Arthur Conan Doyle, p. 657

Music mentioned in Nightmare Alley:
"Sweet Rosie O'Grady", 530
"Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me", 597
"Oh My Laddie, My Laddie", 613
"The Old Rugged Cross", 638
"On the other Side of Jordan", 638, 646, 653
"Hark, Hark the Lark at Heaven's Gate", 653
Charlie McCarthy, 679
Phil Requete, 680
"Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad/ Bobby Burns, 680
"Treues Liebes Herz" from The Harlot's House / Strauss, 693

Magazines mentioned in Nightmare Alley:
Variety, 656

Page numbers refer to Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and '40s
(ISBN: 1883011469)

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The Lost Daughter

 

Book Menu for The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

Food mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
Coffee, 13, 16, 110
Peaches, 13-14
Plums, 13-14
Pears, 13-14
Grapes, 13-14, 134
Figs, 13-14
Ice cream 19, 28, 99, 126
Wine, 28, 103
Cotton candy, 31, 130
Toasted almonds, 31, 129
Potato croquettes, 33
Oranges, 33, 102
Beer, 33
Cookies, 59
Apples, 62
Fish, 103-105
     Mullet, 106
Popcorn, 127
Coconut, 129
Toasted hazelnuts, 129

Books/Authors mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
"Haciendo Serpentinas" / Maria Guerra, 62
E.M. Forster, 95
W.H. Auden, 100

Music mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
"The Man Who Sold the World" / David Bowie, 86

Pages numbers refer to the paperback edition (ISBN: 9781609457693)

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Men Without Women

Book Menu for Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami

Food mentioned in "Drive My Car":
Wine, 19
Whiskey, 27, 31, 33

Books/Authors mentioned in "Drive My Car":
Uncle Vanya (play) / Anton Chekhov, 13, 36

Music mentioned in "Drive My Car":
Beethoven's string quartets, 13
The Beach Boys, 13
The Rascals, 13
Credence Clear Water Revival, 13
The Temptations, 13
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Food mentioned in "Yesterday":
Tea, 50, 57
Coffee, 58
Pizza, 59-60, 62, 66
Chianti, 59, 66, 72
Baumkuchen cake, 60

Books/Authors mentioned in "Yesterday":
Sanshiro / Natume Soseki, 43
Franny and Zooey / J. D. Salinger, 55

Music mentioned in "Yesterday":
"Yesterday" / The Beatles, 41, 47-48, 74-75
Jimi Hendrix, 42
"Like Someone in Love", 72
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Food mentioned in "An Independent Organ":
Nikujaga stew, 79
Sea bass en papillote, 79
Wine, 80
     Pinot Noir, 95, 112
Beer , 90, 98
     Black and Tans, 91
Friend potatoes, 91
Pickles, 91
Espresso, 100-101

Books/Authors mentioned in "An Independent Organ":
Gonchunagon Atsutada, 91

Music mentioned in "An Independent Organ":
Franz Shubert, 94
Felix Mendelssohn, 94
Barry White, 99
"My Way" / Frank Sinatra, 112
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Food mentioned in "Scheherazade":
Perrier water, 117, 133
Coffee, 117

Books/Authors mentioned in "Scheherazade":
The Thousand and One Nights, 114, 116
Kukoru / Soseki Natsume, 130
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Food mentioned in "Samsa in Love":
Bread, 192
Sausages, 192
Hard-boiled eggs, 192
Mashed potatoes, 192
Coffee, 193
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Music mentioned in "Men Without Women":
Percy Faith, 225
     "A Summer Place", 226-227
Montovani, 225
Raymond Lefevre, 225
Frank Chacksfield, 225
Francis Lai, 225, 227
     "13 Jours en France", 225
101 Strings, 225, 227
Paul Mauriat, 225
Billy Vaughan, 225
Derek and the Dominos, 225
Otis Redding, 225
The Doors, 225
Gorillaz, 227
Black Eyed Peas, 227
"Moon River" / Henry Mancini, 227
Jefferson Airplane, 227

My favorite passage from this story collection:
"Maybe working on the little things, as dutifully and honestly as we can is how we stay sane when the world is falling apart.", p.209

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780451494627)

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The Power of the Dog

 

Book menu for The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage

Food mentioned in The Power of the Dog:
Rum, 4
Chokecherry wine, 30
Fried chicken, 51, 104
Steak, 51, 111
Biscuits, 51, 84, 104
Coffee, 51, 107, 114, 118, 151, 204
Pickled eggs, 58
Herring, 58
Peanuts, 58
Peach cobbler, 73
Fried halibut, 95, 111
Chile con carne, 95
Sandwiches, 107, 114
     Roast beef sandwiches, 186
     Deviled ham sandwiches, 237
Creamed chicken, 115
Neapolitan ice, 115
Terrapin, 115
Champagne, 115
Beef stew, 116
Malted milk, 133
Popovers, 142
Maple mousse, 143
Orange Blossom, 144, 149
Apples, 186, 237
Oatmeal, 203
Pancakes, 203
Ham and eggs, 204
Omelettes, 204
Creamed chipped beef, 204
Grapefruit, 204
Strawberries, 204
Liver with bacon and onions, 210
Ambrosia, 214

Books/Authors mentioned in The Power of the Dog:
Lord Byron, 28
Charles Dickens, 114
Walter Scott, 114
Lysistrata / Aristophanes, 126
William Shakespeare, 220

Music mentioned in The Power of the Dog:
"Red Wing", 10, 72, 101
"Hot Time in the Old Time", 10
"The Red Mill", 24, 140
"Just Like a Gypsy", 51, 123, 240
"Joan of Arc", 51
"Tea for Two", 51
"By the Light of the Stars", 51
"The Jolly Coppersmith", 72
"The Pink Lady", 89
Strauss, 123, 154
"The Rosary", 123
Mozart, 124
Chopin, 133
Schumann-Heink, 136
"The Runaway" Gal", 140
"Mademoiselle Modiste", 140

Magazines mentioned in The Power of the Dog:
Saturday Evening Post, 8, 10, 70, 75, 80, 126, 166
Asia, 8, 75
Mentor, 8, 34, 90
Scientific American, 8
Town & Country, 34, 90
International Studio, 34, 90
Century, 34, 90
Harper's Bazaar, 95
Ladies Home Journal, 130
True Romance, 200, 246

My favorite passage from The Power of the Dog:
"To be kind is to try to remove obstacles in the way of those who love and need you."p. 47

Page numbers refer to the movie tie-in paperback edition. (ISBN: 9780316610896)

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