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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Shelter: a novel

Book menu for Shelter by Jung Yun

ISBN of edition I read: 9781250075611 (hardcover)

A colleague recommended this book and I'm so glad she did. This is such a powerful, current, and relevant story. Like the main character, Kyung, I am the child of immigrant parents and this novel really struck home for me.  This is a great title for a book club. I look forward to reading Ms. Yun's next novel.

Food mentioned in Shelter:
Grapes, 4, 51
Popcorn, 4, 307
Cheese, 4
Bananas, 4, 52
Toast, 5
Omelets, 5, 193
Pancakes, 5
Cookies, 33, 118
Granola bars, 33
Coffee, 41, 52, 118, 132, 193, 227, 270, 295
Orange juice, 51
Raisins, 51
Pizza, 52
Apples, 52
Cheese and crackers, 98
Pate, 98-99
Sandwiches, 112, 117, 120-121
Potato chips, 122, 307
Mini candy bars, 122
Lasagna, 131-132, 134, 136
Dumplings, 149
White wine, 173
     White burgundy, 215
Red wine, 173
Tea, 184
Blueberry muffins, 193, 196
Yogurt, 193
Grapefruit juice , 193
Beer, 201
Lobster, 215-216
Bourbon, 316

Books/Authors mentioned in Shelter:
Heraclitus, epigraph
Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson, 128
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe, 128
The Call of the Wild / Jack London

Music mentioned in Shelter:
"The Dock of the Bay" / Otis Redding, 159
Jimi Hendrix, 160
Johnny Mathis, 288
Simon and Garfunkel, 288
The Platters, 288 

Movies mentioned in Shelter:
The Sound of Music

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The Wife

Book menu for The Wife by Meg Wolitzer

ISBN of edition I read: 0684869403 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in The Wife:
Nuts, 9, 11
Cookies. 8-11, 23
     Tollhouse cookies, 10
Cheese, 11
Whisky, 11 50
Wine, 11, 82, 92, 115, 139, 162, 168
Brisket, 12, 14
Sponge cake, 13
Chocolates, 14
Prawns in black bean sauce, 15
Hostess Sno-Balls, 17, 145, 178, 201
Tapioca pudding, 18
Sourballs, 18
Liver, 18
Ebinger's Blackout Cake, 19
Sherbert, 20
Oranges 21
Panckes, 21
Coffee, 22, 95, 200
Corn chips, 23
Scotch, 26
Cornish game hens, 29
Figs, 35
Steak, 40, 136, 214
Crullers, 41
Walnuts, 42-43 49, 58-59, 63, 69-70, 96, 106 110, 155
Shepherd's pie, 45
Hard candies, 49
Bundt cakes, 64
Yorkshire pudding, 71
Roast beef, 71
Lamb chops, 75
Champagne 82
Poached salmon, 82
Guava nectar, 82
Fried egg sandwiches, 89
Caramels, 90
Bourbon, 90
Fruit & cheese 95
Spaghetti al burro 98
Vodka, 101, 139
     Vodka tonics, 149
Coke, 106
Egg foo yung, 111
Peaches, 117
Hamburgers, 130
Martinis, 136-137
Twice-baked potatoes, 136
Karelian pasties, 139
Iced tea, 142
Kasha Knish, 143
Pretzel sticks, 156
Potato pancakes, 161, 163
Beer, 162
Bloody Marys, 171
Bread pudding, 175
Foie gras, 187
Chestnut cake, 197
Scotch, 214

Books/Authors mentioned in The Wife:
Dylan Thomas, 11
Simone Weil, 20
The Nancy Drew series, 33
The Trixie Belden series, 33
Jane Austen, 196
     Mansfield Park,  42-43
Charles Dickens, 43
     Oliver Twist, 45
Gustave Flaubert, 43
Leo Tolstoy, 43
Anton Chekhov, 43
James Joyce, 43, 58, 71, 198
     Ulysses, 43
     Dubliners, 43
     The Dead, 189
Virginia Woolf, 44, 170
Flannery O'Connor, 51-52
Carson McCullers, 52, 134
O'Henry, 55
Rainer Maria Rilke, 182
     Letters to a Young Poet, 59
Henry James, 90, 202
     The Golden Bowl, 85

     The Turn of the Screw, 103
Arthur Miller, 88
Mary McCarthy, 103 131 134, 198
Thornton Wilder, 109
The Naked and the Dead / Norman Mailer, 125
Lillian Hellman, 131, 134
Gunter Grass, 139
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 139
"Kalevala" (Finnish poem), 139, 149, 186, 191
"Hiawatha" (poem) / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 139 149
Jacques Lacan, 141
Saul Bellow, 182
Les fleurs du mal / Charles Beaudelaire, 182
The Brontes, 196
Henrik Ibsen, 210

Music mentioned in The Wife:
Jean Sibelius , 10
"Gaudeamus Igatur", 46
"A String of Pearls" / Jerry Gray, 55
South Pacific soundtrack, 56 198
     "Here I am Your Special Island", 58
Herbie Hancock, 90
Yma Sumac, 102
"A Town without Pity" / Gene Pitney, 136
Jefferson Airplane, 162
Django Reinhardt, 194
Mozart, 200

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That Old Cape Magic

Book menu for That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 9780375414961

Food mentioned in That Old Cape Magic:
Gin, 7
Clam chowder, 12
Pasties, 56, 242
Sandwiches, 58
Coke, 58
Spiced ham, 58
Hard salami, 58
Marinated mushrooms & artichokes, 58
Hot cherry peppers, 58
Macaroni salad, 58
Hot dogs, 58 Hamburgers, 58, 61
Grilled chicken, 58
Ice cream, 61
Fried scallops, 62
Martinis,41, 69, 83, 249, 251
Tapas, 41
Prime rib, 83, 85
Maker's whiskey, 85
Cosmopolitans, 85-86, 109, 249
Mimosas, 90
Champagne, 109, 112
Margaritas, 135
Mineral water, 138
Wine, 168, 185, 230
Coffee, 168, 193, 256
Sing malt scotch, 232-233, 235-236
Crab king legs, 242
Lamb chops, 242
Eggnog, 246
Christmas cookies, 246
Fried calamari with hot peppers, 256
Sticky buns, 256

Books/Authors mentioned in That Old Cape Magic:
P.G Wodehouse, 9, 53, 242
     Bertie Wooster Sees It Through, 9
Naked Lunch / William S. Burroughs, 9, 21
Agatha Christie, 16
The Bronte sisters, 17
Patricia Highsmith, 18
Shakespeare, 173
     Cymbeline, 36
Henry Miller, 53
Canterbury Tales, 68
Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain, 70
Henry David Thoreau, 77-78, 178
The Da Vinci Code / Dan Brown, 84
William Wordsworth, 114
William Thackeray, 173

Music mentioned in That Old Cape Magic:
Jazz, throughout the book
Livin' On A Prayer / Bon Jovi, 118, 120, 232
Teach Your Children Well / Crobsy Stills Nash Young, 230

Movies mentioned in That Old Cape Magic:
Animal House, 112

Libraries mentioned in The Old Cape Magic:
p. 14: It was entirely possible, Griffin knew, this was the real reason [his mother had] called: to remind him of who she was, who she'd been, that she still had privileges at the Yale library. She might not actually need any books.

p. 16-17: [Griffin] supposed it was possible she really did need the books from Sterling. At eighty-five, her physical health failing, she was still mentally sharp and claimed to be researching a book on one of the Brontes ("You remember books, right? Bound objects? Lots and lots of pages? Print that goes all the way out to the margins?"). But he made a mental notes to check her list to make sure he couldn't find them in his own college library.

p. 46-47: But to Joy his dreaming might have sounded more like a promise. "A professor's house, then," she said, exited, when he mentioned teaching. That meant a library with floor-to-ceiling bookcases and comfortable chairs for reading, a big OED on its own stand, a small stereo for quiet, contemplative music.

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The Whore's Child and Other Stories

Book menu for The Whore's Child and Other Stories by Richard Russo
ISBN of edition I read: 0375411682 (hardcover)


Food mentioned in "The Whore's Child: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)":
Bread and cheese, 18
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Food mentioned in "Monhegan Light":
Chicken Caesar Salad, 32-33
Chowder, 32-33
Beer, 38, 41, 44, 46-47
White wine, 40
Steak, 49
Mineral water, 50

Music mentioned in "Monhegan Light":
"Take the A Train", 76
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Food mentioned in "Joy Ride":
Cheeseburger, 82
Fries, 82-83
Coke, 83, 99, 100
Coffee, 83
Spaghetti, 84
Open-faced turkey sandwiches, 85
Mashed potato, 85
Chicken fried steak, 85
Steaks, 98-100
Baked potato, 99
Garlic toast, 99

Movies mentioned in "Joy Ride":
Peyton Place, 76

Books/Authors mentioned in "Joy Ride":
Conan the Barbarian (comic books), 81
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Food mentioned in "Buoyancy":
Pastries, 120
Mexican eggs, 121

Books/Authors mentioned in "Buoyancy":
Emily Dickinson, 129, 142
Thomas Costain, 130
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Food mentioned in "Poison":
White wine, 153, 155-156, 160
Sunflower seeds, 153
Cheese and crackers, 154
Beer, 155-156, 160
Lobster sauces over pasta, 156-157, 167
Bourbon, 164
Chianti, 167

Books/Authors mentioned in "Poison":
Henry David Thoreau, 153
William Blake, 165
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Food mentioned in "The Mysteries of Linwood Hart":
Spaghetti, 177, 206-207, 210
Coffee, 184, 187
Cola, 187
Orange soda, 187
Fruit juice, 187
Ice cream, 202
Steaks, 204, 208
Pepperoni, 204
Rigatoni and sausage, 207, 210, 213
Salad, 208

Music mentioned in "The Mysteries of Linwood Hart":
Jo Stafford, 174, 206, 209, 218
   "The Wayward Wind", 206

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Trajectory

Book menu for Trajectory by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 9781101947722 (hard cover)
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Food mentioned in "Horseman":
Brandy and eggnog, p.10
Beer, p.13, 18-19
Grilled cheese sandwich, p.20
Pizza, p. 31-32, 34-35, 38
Turkey, p.33
Yams, p.33
Cranberries, p.33
Mincemeat pie, p.35, 38
Pumpkin pie, p.35

Books/Authors mentioned in "Horseman":

"Windy Nights" (poem) / Robert Louis Stevenson, p.3, 9, 36  

Whenever the moon and stars are set,   
  Whenever the wind is high,   
All night long in the dark and wet,   
  A man goes riding by.   
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?   
   
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,   
  And ships are tossed at sea,   
By, on the highway, low and loud,   
  By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then   
By he comes back at the gallop again.

Henry James, p.10
John Dos Passos, p.14
Leo Tolstoy, p.19
James Joyce p. 19, 30
   The Dubliners, p. 23
Ulysses / Alfred Tennyson, p.25
"Kubla Khan" (poem) / Samuel Taylor Coleridge, p.36

Music mentioned in "Horseman":
"Somebody to Love" / Jefferson Airplane, p.35

Magazines/Journals mentioned in "Horseman":
American Literature
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Food mentioned in "Voice":
Red wine, p.46, 86, 121
   Chianti, p.46, 51
Cappuccino, p. 73, 77, 83
Prosecco, p.77
Pasta, p.77, 122
Saffron risotto, p.83, 120
Grilled branzino, p.86
Port, p. 105
Grappa, p.109
Bacon, p.113
Barbaresco, p.123
Coffee, p.132
Squid ink pasta, p.125

Books/Authors mentioned in "Voice":
Henry James, p.44
Rushkin, p.44
Death in Venice / Thomas Mann, p.44, 47, 124
Jane Austen, p.45, 63, 71, 87, 101, 115, 117, 119,122
   Northanger Abbey , p. 102, 115
e.e. cummings, p.71
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Food mentioned in "Intervention":Lemonade, p.143
Cheese sandwich, p.151
Clams, p.153
Chicken wings, p.156, 159-160
Chinese spareribs, p. 156
Beef Broccoli, p. 156
Egg Drop Soup, p. 156
Pina Colada, p. 161-162, 166
Oysters, p. 162
Club soda with lime, p.162
Napoleon brandy, p. 166
Red wine, p. 173
Beer, p. 161-162
Tacos, p.166
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Food mentioned in "Milton and Marcus":
Margaritas, p.182-185, 204-205, 207-208,
   221, 234-235, 241, 243
Red wine, p. 204
Club soda, p.201
Biscotti, p.215-216, 218
Coffee, p. 215, 234
   Mocha latte, p. 215, 217
Fruit smoothie, p.225
Coke, p.225
Sandwich, p.234
Beer, p.218

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Tony and Suan

Book menu for Tony and Susan  by Austin Wright

ISBN of edition I read: 9780446582902

Food mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich, 4
Coffee, 24, 48, 110, 152, 161, 213, 239
Ham, 101
Coke, 104, 156, 199
Cookies, 110
Ginger ale, 141
Peanuts, 141
Spaghetti, 153, 238
Scrambled eggs, 182
Hamburger, 198-100
Corn on the cob, 198
Marshmallows, 199
Roast beef, browned potatoes, peas, 202
Eggs & bacon, 251
Pizza, 319

Authors mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Leo Tolstoy, 133
Henry James, 211

Movies mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Sunny Side of the Street, 132

Music mentioned in Tony and Susan:
Bach, 101
Wagner, 121
   Parsifal, 148
"Siegfried's Funeral March", 130

Libraries mentioned in Tony and Susan:
(I'm a librarian and love to see how novelists portray libraries and librarians!)

p. 109 : "She gave him hints without any idea what the hints were about. Affectionate impulses. Along the street in the rain, patting and cuffing. Flirty things. She punched him in the chest when he came out of the library."

p. 212-213 : "When she came home from her adventure full of exotic guilt, she felt ashamed of her joy while he was so miserable. There was an evening when Edward thought she was checking research papers in the library."

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