Everybody's Fool

Book menu for Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 9780307270641 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
Ginger-carrot soup, 18
Cheeseburgers, 32, 34, 53, 208, 214-215, 355, 445,
Ramps, 44-46
Cherry pie, 57, 64
Popsicle, 59
Coffee, 61, 64, 77-79, 153, 315, 333, 344, 373-374
Diet Coke, 93
French fries, 109
Cole slaw, 109
Cinnamon rolls, 112
Chicken with rice casserole, 113
Popcorn, 125
Genesee beer, 136
Pizza, 186
Friend chicken, 195, 205
Collard greens, 195, 205
Black-eyed peas, 195
Grits, 195
Watermelon, 195
Lamb chops, 196, 198, 205, 218, 228-229, 233
Salad, 196
Margaritas, 197
Wine
   Pinot Grigio, 209-210
   Red wine, 218
   Chardonnay, 290
Asparagus, 229
Cuba libre, 236
Banana bread, 270
Cappuccino, 287
Fruit, cheese, crackers tray, 289
Sausages, 315/316
Bacon, 315-316
Southern Comfort, 317
Orange juice, 342-343, 353, 433
Pringles, 343, 350, 353, 433
Cheetos, 350, 353, 357 (these also make an appearance in Empire Falls!)
Club sandwiches, 353
Meatball heroes, 353
Turkey, stuffing, and mashed potato, 353
Open-faced steak sandwich, 353-354
Hot dogs, 354
Grilled cheese, 354
Spaghetti, 354
Hot fudge sundae, 355
Scrambled eggs, 369
Linguica, 369
Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, 370, 372
Crumb cake, 374
Tea, 400, 442
Jelly donuts, 445

Books/Authors mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
Jules Verne, 19
Animal Farm / George Orwell, 315
Henry David Thoreau, 399

   "And while [Miss Beryl] feared [Sully] might be killed, this wasn't it, either. What truly frightened
   her, she explained, was the violence he would be doing to himself. He wasn't just placing himself
   at risk; he was putting his self at risk, the same self that Thoreau thought was worth defending
   and protecting, the self whose primacy Emerson had argued for."

Sylvia Plath, 415
Emily Dickinson, 415

Movies mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
Goldfinger, 93, 428
Animal House, 315

Music mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
"El Condor Pasa " / Simon & Garfunkel, 390

   "The static in [Raymer's] ears was almost as loud as the honking had been, but as he went back to
   his car he found himself happily humming a tune from a couple decades earlier and recalled the
   lyric: I'd rather be a hammer than a nail."

Libraries mentioned in Everybody's Fool:
page 96: "The only other thing in the glove box was, incredibly, the owner's manual. Badly as [Raymer] needed the painkillers, Raymer couldn't help himself. Dumbfounded, he took out the manual, which was encased in plastic like a library book. "Who has the owner's manual to a 'sixty-four Mustang?"

page 111: "Only after Ruth finally tumbled to the fact that her culinary efforts were being sabotaged, and compared the notecard recipes with others in cookbooks she'd check out of the library, did she begin to improve."

and pages, 180, 393-394, and 430!

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Mohawk

Book menu for Mohawk by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 0679753826 (trade paperback)

Food mentioned in Mohawk :
Sausages, 4-5, 7, 234, 416
Eggs, 8, 11, 36, 234
     Scrambled eggs, 4, 12
Coffee, 4, 8, 10, 12, 36-37, 69-70, 107-108, 142-143, 148, 150
           234, 237, 272, 274, 304, 357, 376
Sticky buns, 4, 8
Juice, 5
Ham 5, 8
Pancakes, 5
Home fries, 5, 8, 12
Toast & jelly, 5-6, 8
Bacon, 7-8, 234
Pastries, 16
Glazed ham, 17-19
Pot roast, 64
Banana cream pie, 64
Cinnamon rolls, 67
Oreo cookies, 68
Bloody Mary, 84-85
Shrimp cocktail, 85, 87
Turkey, 132, 142, 144, 147-148, 162
Almonds, 153
Walnuts, 153
Deviled eggs, 153
Grapes, 153
Leg of lamb, 153
Scotch, 66, 311
Beer, 192, 195, 206
Boilermaker, 201
Whiskey, 201, 306
Coleslaw, 242
Cokes, 242, 292
Grilled cheese, 248
Chocolate-covered cherries, 249
Peanut brittle, 249
Brandy, 255
Melon, 261
Mimosas, 261
Espresso, 262
Lemonade, 266
Hamburger steak & onions, 272
Bourbon, 275
Hamburger deluxe, 291
Chicken salad, 300

Book/Authors mentioned in Mohawk:
Moby-Dick / Herman Melville, epigraph
Micky Spillane, 32
Charles Dickens, 170
     David Copperfield, 91

Libraries mentioned in Mohawk:
p. 52 : "And when they finally discovered [Randall's] flanking maneuver, he could still join the chess club, which met after school in the library."

p. 90: "From the beginning, Anne had shared her father's reverence for books, and he treated her to Saturday afternoons at the Mohawk Free Library the way other Mohawk fathers treated their offspring to movie matinees."

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Big Little Lies

Book menu for Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

ISBN of edition I read: 9780399167065 (hardcover)


Food mentioned Big Little Lies:
Cake, 1, 9
Brioche, 1
Tea, 86, 162, 164, 268, 276, 331
   English Breakfast tea, 4
   Herbal tea, 5, 27
   Chamomile tea, 213
Ginger-nut biscuits, 4
Coffee, 9-11, 20, 22, 27, 35, 56, 86, 115154, 298, 312, 317
            339
   Latte, 218
Champagne, 9, 26, 36-38, 40, 77, 86, 94, 123, 189, 240, 249
                  251, 275
   Bollinger, 36
   Mimosas, 36, 43
Vegetarian lasagna, 28, 429, 438
BBQ chicken, 41
Carrots, 53
Lollipops, 55, 110, 112
Pears, 55
Wine
   Mulled wine, 58
   Red wine, 132
Pancakes and maple syrup, 58
Chocolate chip cookies, 66
Steak, 67
Seafood platter, 73
Pavlova, 73
Ice cream, 80
Yogurt, 81
Chocolate biscuits, 81
Chickpeas, 82-83
Muffins, 218, 221, 268-269, 368, 443
   Banana muffins, 84
Tacos, 97
Pasta, 97
Garlic bread, 97
Chocolate mud cake, 117
Apples, 120
Cheese and crackers, 120
Raisins, 120
Lemonade, 123
Lindt truffles, 132
Mueseli, 146
Cupcakes, 155
Boiled eggs, 159, 216
Pizza, 197, 398
Risotto, 210
Spanakopita, 242
Brownies, 249
Chocolate coins, 257
Fish curry, 258
Chips, 262
Sushi, 263
Quiche, 265
Sausage rolls, 288
Gingerbread man, 289
Oranges, 294-295
Apple pancakes with lemon-spiced butter, 331, 336-337
Egg and bacon rolls, 335
Bacon and eggs, 366
Spaghetti Bolognese, 371
Pumpkin soup, 375
Sourdough bread, 375
Soy latte, 394
Salt and vinegar chips 398-399
Pretzels, 402

Books/Authors mentioned in Big Little Lies :
Patricia Cornwell, 95
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
   by Robert Fulghum

Movies mentioned in Big Little Lies:
Breakfast At Tiffany's, 4, 266, 393, 400
Die Hard, 191
Sliding Doors , 357
My Fair Lady, 440

Television programs mentioned in Big Little Lies:
Dancing with the Stars, 1
Little House on the Prairie, 41
The Walking Dead , 132
American's New Top Model, 181-182, 232-233, 235

Plays mentioned in Big Little Lies:
King Lear / Shakespeare, 130, 320-321

Libraries mentioned in Big Little Lies:
p. 3: "Mrs. Ponder had been there for a few functions: a talk by a local historian, a lunch hosted by the Friend of the Library. It was a beautiful room."

p. 154: "Jane had gotten used to it by now. The other day she stepped up close, lowered her voice and said, 'Is it library day today?'

p. 286: "It was Monday morning just before the bell rang, and Jane was on her way back from the school library where she'd returned two books Ziggy had forgotten to take back."

p. 379: "'OK, so Max isn't hurting Amabella anymore,' said Josh. 'But then, yesterday, he pushed Skye down the stairs near the library again, and I said he shouldn't do that, and we had a big fight because I said I was going to tell.'" 

 

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Fences: a Play

Book menu for Fences by August Wilson:

Food mentioned in Fences :
Watermelon, 1-2, 67
Pigs feet, 5
Chicken and collard greens, 6
Beans, 17
Stew, 23
Biscuits, 26
Flapjacks, 27
Plums, 25, 27
Meatloaf, 30
Sandwich, 48
Shirt Ribs, 48
Ham Sandwich, 53
Lima beans, 65
Corn bread, 65
Cake, 81
Eggs, 95

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War and Peace

Book menu for War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace has long been on my to-read list.  Twenty years ago when working with a Russian woman, I expressed my interest in reading Tolstoy.  She advised me to start with Anna Karenina.  Very wise advice!  I've since read Anna twice and loved it both times. 

Completing War and Peace was no easy task!  It took me a little over four months. But, I came away with care and compassion for Tolstoy's characters. Tolstoy is a wonderful storyteller.  I didn't enjoy the sections that were written more as an essay and made no mention of the characters, especially part two of the epilogue (36 pages).

As soon as I finished reading, I watched the new War and Peace mini-series starring Paul Dano. Dano is perfectly cast as Pierre.

 Now I'm on the hunt for a great biography on Napoleon!

ISBN or edition I read: 9781400079988 (trade paperback)


Food mentioned in War and Peace:
Tea, 5, 192, 258
Saute of madere of hazel grouse, 56, 62
Turtle soup, 62
Pineapple ice cream, 65
Champagne, 65, 337, 545, 669
Coffee, 129, 319, 569, 626
Sausage, 131, 133
Doppel Kummel, 137
Ham, 140, 509
Apple, 140-141, 509
Kasha, 172, 175, 179, 898, 995, 1094
Bread and cheese, 173
Rein wine, 210
Gingerbread, 297, 674, 725
Strawberries, 305
Pineapple, 305
Mead, 509
Roasted nuts, 509
Roasted chicken, 509, 806
Cherry liquor, 510
Walnuts and almonds, 518
Lime flower tea, 588
Kvass, 674, 905
Poppy-seed cakes, 674
Biscuits, 675
Lemonade, 691
Sunflower seeds, 698
Plums, 703
Roast lamb, 905
Baked potatoes, 970
Raisins, 1046, 1058

Books/Authors mentioned in War and Peace:

Commentaries / Julius Caesar, 24
Julie / Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 89, 1157
Laurence Sterne, 106
N.P. Nikolev (poet), 310
Moliere
     "Les Fourberies de Scapin", 1231
     "Georges Dandin", 364
Adelaide Filleul, 348
Thomas a Kempis, 354
"The Song of Solomon", 444
Poor Liza / Nikolai Karamazin, 550
The Lives of the Saints, 702
"Jaconde" / Jean de la Fontaine, 708
Les Chevaliers du Cygne / Stephanie Felicite Genlis, 743-744
Anne-Louise Germaine de Stael, 1043, 1085

Music mentioned in War and Peace:
"Spring" / Mozart, 67
Daniel Cooper (dance), 68-69
Dusek sonata, 97
Cherubini, 452
     "The Water Carrier", 519
John Field (composer), 521

Some of my favorite passages from War and Peace:

Thought Price Andrei...How good it would be to know where to look for help in this life and what to expect after it, there, beyond the grave! p.293

Man proposes, God disposes. p. 971

Said Pierre: "Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost; but it's only here that the new and the good begins. As long as there's life, there's happiness. There's much, much still to come." p. 1118

 

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I am Avhor

Book Menu for I am Avhor by Brian Ditchek
ISBN of edition I read: 9781504969345 (paperback)


I read this young adult science fiction novel as a judge for the 2016 Independent Publishers of New England Book Awards.  Although there were a handful of awkward phrases and sentences, as well as couple of typos, it was a well-written novel.  I did keep thinking "fanfic" the entire time I was reading. (a mashup of Game of Thrones, The Martian, and maybe the Hunger Games). Still, it's a page turner that my husband and our young adult librarian are now reading. 

Food mentioned  in I am Avhor:
Soup & bread, 20
Fish and vegetables, 27
Baked fruit bread, 32
Cold shellfish and cheese salad, 42
Milk, 157
Oatmeal, 159, 192
Fish stew, 160
Fruit, 164,218
Pastries, 164
Cold fish soup, 190
Pork with Korar sauce, 191
Eggs, 218
Coffee, 262

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A Place to Call Home: Toby's Tale

Book menu for A Place to Call Home: Toby's Tale by G.A. Whitmore

ISBN of edition I read: 9781478700739 (paperback)

Food mentioned in A Place To Call Home:
Bacon and eggs, 5
Blueberry pancakes, 50
Coffee, 53, 85, 145
Peanut butter & fluff sandwiches, 78
Milk, 79
Potato salad, 85, 90, 112
French toast, 86
Hamburgers, 112
Hot dogs, 112
Chocolate cake, 177, 184
Popcorn, 184
Roast beef sandwiches, 273


Books/Authors mentioned in A Place to Call Home:
Rudyard Kipling, epigraph, 37
Albert Einstein, 67

Soulene : A Healer in Paris

Book Menu for Soulene: A Healer in Paris by Ursula Pearson

ISBN of edition I read: 9780692551929 (paperback)

Food mentioned in Soulene: A Healer in Paris:

Chicken and vegetable stew, 23
Brown bread, 23
Cider, 23
Apple clafoutis, 23
Herbal tea, 26
Apples, 37
Meat stew, 79
Nuts, 92
Sweetmeats, 92
Vegetable pottage, 92
Baked pudding, 92

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Book menu for The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

ISBN of edition I read: 9780385352857 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North :
Oranges, 24
Sardines, 28, 136
Beurre Bosc pears, 34
Steak, 39
Beer, 63
Rum punch, 63
Martinis, 77
Roast leg of lamb, 142
Apples, 142
Apricot crumble, 142
Steak & kidney pie, 170
Fish & chips, 174, 198, 252
Pork roulade, 196, 198
Miso soup, 232, 259, 284
Gyoza dumplings, 235
Tempura, 259
Kimchi, 259
Hershey bars, 274
Cream cake, 276
Sherry, 312

Authors/Books mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North:
Paul Celan, 1st epigraph
Basho Matsuo, 2nd epigraph, 94-95
     The Narrow Road to the Deep North (travel journal), 272
Alfred Tennyson, 257
     "Ulysses" (poem) 7, 9, 11-12, 330-331
Anthony Trollope, 11
Robert Browning, 16
Henry Lawson, 16
Rudyard Kipling, 16, 182-183
Percy Shelley, 16
William Shakespeare, 16
Kobayashi Issa , 45, 94-95, 133, 229, 281
The Aneid of Virgil, 48
Gaius Catullus , 54-55 299
Yosa Buson, 94-95
Mein Kampf / Adolf Hitler, 145-149, 174, 224
Kama Sutra, 172
Tagami Kikusha-ni, 193
Hyakka (poet), 296

Movies mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North:
Waterloo Bridge , 35, 76
Captain Blood, 97
King Kong, 160

Music mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North:
"Auld Lang Syne", 35, 79
Paul Robeson , 53
"These Foolish Things" / Leslie Hutchinson , 80, 156
"Waltzing Matilda", 88
"Without a Song", 146
Al Bowlly , 249
Benny Goodman, 249
Duke Ellington, 249
Gene Pitney , 315

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