Somebody's Fool

 

Book menu for Somebody's Fool by Richard Russo

Food mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Pizza, 8, 164
Burgers, 8, 80, 164, 184, 265-266, 268
Coffee, 10-11, 24-25, 27, 55, 59, 87, 269
     Latte, 347
     Espresso, 374
Beer, 11, 80-81, 165, 167, 169, 248, 278, 577
Wine, 12, 197, 594, 598
     Syrah, 197, 205
Martinis, 12, 198, 205, 208
Donuts, 85-88, 92, 469
Coke, 165, 165, 584
Chicken wings, 164, 171-172, 184, 266-267
Prime rib, 210
Brandy, 224
Tequila, 248, 307, 577
Jack Daniels, 278-279
Spinach omelet, 310
Crumb cakes, 330
Cheetos, 330, 564-567, 572
     "Not an hour ago he'd learned he was not above eating a dead man's Cheetos,
     which struck him as a moral failing, though perhaps not serious enough to be
     disqualifying, parent-wise." (p.572)
Diet Coke, 330, 566

Books/Authors mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Great Expectations / Charles Dickens, 37, 98, 382, 434-435, 506-507
     588-589, 643, 649
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 195
Langston Hughes, 433, 435, 440, 448, 641
Zora Neale Armstrong, 433

Music mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
"Just One Look" / Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll, 122
Bob Seger, 253
Hank Williams, 278
Waylon Jennings, 278
Merle Haggard, 278
Paul Robeson, 433
Josephine Baker, 433
Count Basie, 433
Duke Ellington, 433
Billie Holiday, 433-434
Fats Waller, 434
Jelly Roll Morton, 434
"It's Too Late" / Carole King, 603

Movies mentioned in Somebody's Fool:
Coraline, 200
Pulp Fiction, 431
Saving Private Ryan, 592

Page numbers are from the large print edition (ISBN: 9780593744215)


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