The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne

Book Menu for The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie, Jr. 

Food mentioned in The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne:
Banana flipcakes, 7
Pop-Tarts, 7
Hershey bars, 9
Beer, 340
     Schlitz, 9
     Busch Light, 106
Coca-cola, 12-13, 16, 83, 235
Potato Stix, 12, 16
Whiskey, 22
     Wild Turkey, 84, 122
     Macallan, 116, 231
     Jameson, 289
Twizzlers, 32-33
Coffee, 41, 54, 107, 247, 339
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, 45
Orange juice 48-49, 65
Scrambled eggs, 48
Toast, 48
Pizza, 58, 119-129
Lobster rolls, 59
Burgers, 63, 252
Milk and coffee brandy, 64
Blueberries, 65
Wine
     Merlot, 97, 188
     Pinot Noir, 116, 239
     White Zinfandel, 152
     Chianti, 292, 331
Vanilla bean mocha latté, 101
Fish sticks and fries, 106, 110
Bourbon, 115, 137
Penne Rosa, 116
Ice cream, 160
Clementines, 199-200
Jello-O and whipped cream, 233, 235-236
Cube steak, 236
Old Fashioned cocktail, 240
Hot dogs, 246
Grand Marnier crèpes, 282
Nutella crèpes, 282
Negronis, 300, 304
Ham Italian subs, 313
Tarte au sucre, 339
Pets de soeurs, 339
Caribou, 340, 343, 346
Tourtière, 349

Books mentioned in The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne:
La vie est d'hommage / Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac, epigraph
Romeo and Juliet / William Shakespeare, 8
Uncle Tom's Cabin / Harriet Beecher Stowe, 162
The Stranger / Albert Camus, 247
Leonard Cohen, 282

Music mentioned in The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne:
"Car Crash" / Idles, epigraph
"Frère Jacques", 3, 348-349
Fleetwood Mac, 163
Jimmy Buffett, 196

Movies mentioned in The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne:
Panic in the Streets, 160-161
The Lord of the Rings, 162
The Elephant Man, 173
Weekend at Bernie's, 285
The Untouchables, 292

Magazines mentioned in The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne:
Playboy

Discussable Quotes from The Savage Noble Death of Babs Dionne:

"Big fucking surprise, you thought as you followed Scott with your gaze. Keep having twice as many kids as you can afford. Work like mules but stay poor as shit. Drink and smoke to blunt the misery. Grow old before your time and die without complaint, forever and ever, world without end, amen. Thanks a million, Pope Paul, you're the best." (p.12)

"Jason," she said, "the world will try to erase you, every day. That's what life if. You can't let it. You can't believe the lies it tells you about yourself".

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780593851661

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Typical American

Book menu for Typical American by Gish Jen

Food mentioned in Typical American:
Preserved plums, 4
Mooncakes, 4
Rice wine, 5
Banana splits, 14
Coffee, 18
Doughnuts, 18
Pork buns, 32
Peanuts, 39
Pretzels, 39
Hot dogs, 44
Oxtail soup, 57
Steamed fish with scallions, 57
Crystal chicken, 57
Shredded beef with peppers, 93
Squid with button mushrooms, 93
Strange-flavored chicken, 95
Shrimp in hot sauce, 95
Hamburgers, 102, 112, 239
French fries, 102-103
Ice cream sodas, 102, 112
Fried clams, 103
Salisbury steak, 103
Onion rings, 103
Potato salad, 103
Coleslaw, 103
Chocolate milkshakes, 103
Bacon and eggs, 103
French toast, 103
German pancakes, 103
Chinese pancakes, 103
Ice cream, 132
Dabao, 132
Cha Shao, 132
Zongzi, 132
Jiaozi, 132
Champagne, 169, 171
Plum juice, 179
Iced tea, 179
Tea eggs, 179
Cheeseburgers, 188
Club sandwiches, 192
Fried chicken, 200, 205
Shrimp and peas with ham, 204
Onion cakes, 205
Pizza, 238
Egg rolls, 239
BBQ ribs, 239
Lemonade, 296

Music mentioned in Typical American:
"Some Enchanted Evening" / Oscar Hammerstein & Richard Rodgers, 203
"One Hand, One Heart" / Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim, 203

Plays mentioned in Typical American:
South Pacific, 106, 123
The King and I, 123

Discussable Passages from Typical American:

p. 33: "And then there was another pain too, quieter, weightier, its roots in what everybody knows -- that one day a person looks back more than forward, that one day he'll have achieved as much as he was going to, loved as much as he was going to, been as happy as it was granted to be. And that day, won't [Ralph] have to wonder -- was it enough, what he's lived? Can he call that a life and be satisfied?"

p. 81 : "What different kinds of intelligence there were in the world! Who was to say which mattered most?"

p. 183 : "Ralph drove on, feeling his good fortune. Freedom and justice for all, the greatness of America, but a man living in a country sending satellites into space could still end up a heap in a doorway. "

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0395546893)

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The Leftovers

Book Menu for The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in The Leftovers:
Pretzels, 38
Tea, 51, 319
Wine, 51, 176, 143, 319, 325
     Chardonnay, 211
     Champagne, 397
Coffee, 58, 63, 297, 319, 325-327, 429
Omelettes, 58, 60, 62
Crullers, 60
Glazed donuts, 62
Jelly donuts, 62
Pop tarts, 66
Hot Pockets, 66
Ramen noodles, 66
Pizza, 95, 230, 241, 294, 482
Hot dogs, 99, 319
Beer, 130, 298, 319
Bourbon, 139
     Jim Beam, 248
Vegetarian lasagna, 176
Blueberry pound cake, 183
Butter pecan ice cream, 183
Dark chocolate with almonds, 183
Strawberries, 186, 397
Sesame bagels, 186
Banana nut muffins, 186
Blueberry muffins, 266
Veggie burgers, 266
Roasted chicken and potatoes, 273
Chicken wings, 298
Applesauce, 306
Sour cream & onions chips, 307
Burritos, 321
Blueberry pie, 321
Salami & cheese sandwiches, 327
Hershey's Kisses, 327
Macaroni & cheese, 362
Oatmeal raisin cookies, 377
Chai latte, 385
Grapefruit, 398
Mushroom ravioli, 411
Roasted beet salad, 418
Turkey & cheddar sandwiches, 446

Books/Authors mentioned in The Leftovers:
Our Town (play) / Thornton Wilder, 72
The Shopaholics series / Sophie Kinsella, 161
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 246
American Lion / Jon Meacham, 273
Jack London, 386
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 451

Music mention in The Leftovers:
Hawaii Five-O theme song / Morton Stevens, 34
"Buffalo Solider" / Bob Marley, 70
"Fire and Rain" / James Taylor, 72
John Mellencamp, 81
Jennifer Lopez, 81
"Paperback Writer" / The Beatles, 84
Bruce Springsteen, 100, 283
"Rhinestone Cowboy" / Larry Weiss, 187
"Little Red Corvette" / Prince, 204-205
"Burning Down the House" / Talking Heads, 220
"Love Shack" / B-52s, 232
"Brick House" / The Commodores, 232
"Sex Machine" / James Brown, 232
"I Will Survive" / Gloria Gaynor, 232
"Turn the Beat Around" / Gerald and Peter Jackson, 232
"Surfer Girl" / Beach Boys, 232
"Rock the Cashbah", The Clash, 307
Grateful Dead, 385
Bob Marley, 510

Movies mentioned in The Leftovers:
Bolt, 245
It's a Wonderful Life, 315, 317

TV shows mentioned in The Leftovers:
The Bachelor, 82
SpongeBob Square Pants, 150, 346, 348
Dora the Explorer, 151
Curious George, 151

Magazines mentioned in The Leftovers:
Glamour, 335
Elle, 336

Page numbers refer to the large print edition: ISBN 9781611732542


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The Abstinence Teacher

 

Book menu for The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Lattes, 13, 259, 416
Munchkins, 17-19
Doritos, 39
Alu Paratha, 41
Wine, 226, 340
     Chardonnary, 43
Pizza, 44, 230
Soy Paneer, 46
Chocolate martinis, 48
Manhattans, 48
Ruffles chips, 68
Crème brulée, 78
Apples, 245
     Apple slices, 247
Coffee, 106, 108, 124, 244, 248, 288, 320, 364, 371, 378, 381
Diet Coke, 13, 387
Donuts, 175-176, 356, 371
Beer, 193, 287, 397-398, 429
     Heinekens, 387
Hot chocolate, 215
Lasagna, 230
Chili, 230
Kiwis, 245, 249-250
Grapefruit, 245
Mochaccinos, 283
Burgers, 285
Bagels and cream cheese, 319
Juice, 320
Pringles, 329
Southern Comfort, 332
Gnocchi, 340
Tiramisu, 345
Nachos, 435-436
Champagne, 447, 451

Books/Authors mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret / Judy Blume, 26
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues / Tom Robbins, 64-65
Harry Potter / J. K. Rowling, 138
The Godfather / Mario Puzo,234
J.R.R. Tolkien, 249
The Da Vinci Code / Dan Brown, 275

Music mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Coldplay, 33
"My Favorite Things", 63
Grateful Dead, 187, 400, 432
     "Cassidy", 109-110
     American Beauty, 158
     Workingman's Dead, 158
     "Uncle Tom's Band", 315
Muddy Waters, 137
Agent 99, 137
Bad Company, 139
The Coneheads, 139
Little Richard, 173
"Amazing Grace", 184
Crobsy, Still, Nash and Young, 186
"Stairway to Heaven" / Led Zeppelin, 248
Jimi Hendrix, 250
Cat Stevens, 251, 269
     "Peace Train", 259
Frank Sinatra, 261
George Jones, 261
Sha Na Na, 319
Billy Joel, 369
Pink Floyd, 400-401
Mavis Staples, 423
.38 Special, 432
The English Beat, 432
Allman Brothers, 432
Supertramp, 432
Little Feat, 432

Movies mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Spider-Man 2, 136
Apollo, 153
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, 170
The Breakfast Club, 319
Vertigo, 338-339

TV Shows mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
Sex and the City, 43
I Dream of Jeannie, 152
Desperate Housewives, 196
Lost, 271
The Apprentice, 302

Magazines mentioned in The Abstinence Teacher:
O (Oprah), 78
Martha Stewart Living, 78
People, 222
Playboy, 322

Page numbers refer to the large print edition: ISBN: 9781602850750

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Little Children

 

Book menu for Little Children by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in Little Children:
Bananas, 3
Wine, 4, 178, 180, 213, 3588, 266, 332
     Wine coolers, 71, 201
     Chardonnay, 178
     Champagne, 182, 212
Rice cakes, 7, 29
Cherrios, 7
Goldfish crackers, 7, 9
Juice boxes,
Go-gurt, 7
Raisins, 7
Espresso, 12
Hamburgers, 15
Smart Dogs, 15
Oreo cookies, 17
Beer, 52, 260
Coffee, 59, 118, 144, 169, 183, 324
Tuna sandwiches, 68, 119
Ice cream, 81, 323
Chicken Caesar salad, 113
Diet Coke, 119
Grapes, 130
Jack Daniels, 163
Vodka, 169
Cheese, fruit, and crackers, 178
Carrots and hummus, 179
Watercress sandwiches, 190
Cotton candy, 199, 340
Apple pie and ice cream, 205
Donuts, 229
     Chocolate covered donuts, 237-238
Danishes, 233
Orange juice, 233
Popcorn, 238
Hot dogs, 266
Tater Tots, 266
Grilled salmon, 266
Hershey bars, 319
Chocolate mousse cake, 332
SnoCones, 340
Corn dogs, 340

Books/Authors mentioned in Little Children:
Madame Bovary / Gustave Flaubert, epigraph, 90, 181-182, 195-196
The Handmaid's Tale / Margaret Atwood, 14
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist / Stan & Jan Berestain, 14
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 76
     Crime and Punishment, 90
Death of a Salesman / Arthur Miller, 83
Sister Carrie / Theodore Dreiser, 90
Stephen Ambrose, 225

Music mentioned in Little Children:
Aretha Franklin, 13
Raffi, 17, 48
Pearl Jam, 17
Buffalo Tom, 17
Nevermind, 17
Madonna, 88-89

Movies mentioned in Little Children:
Me, Myself and Irene, 4
American Beauty, 5
Saving Private Ryan, 36
Clifford, the Big Red Dog, 42
Spy Kids, 131
Miss Congeniality, 236-238
Thomas and the Magic Railroad, 266

TV Shows mentioned in Little Children:
Everybody Loves Raymond, 66
Blue's Clues, 79
E.R., 154
Taxi, 235
Wheel of Fortune, 323

Magazines mentioned in Little Children:
Men's Health, 127
National Geographic, 318, 326
Family Circle, 325

Discussable Quote from Little Children:
"After all, what was adult life but one moment of weakness piled on top of another? Most people just fell in line like obedient little children, doing exactly what society expected of them at any given moment, all the while pretending that they'd actually made some sort of choice." p. 9

Page numbers refer to the first hardcover edition: ISBN 0312315716

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Bad Haircut

Book menu for Bad Haircut by Tom Perrotta

Here's a list of all the food, books, music, and movies mentioned in this collection of short stories.

"The Wiener Man"
Food:
Hot dogs, 2, 4-7, 10-11, 14, 21
Hamburgers, 4, 21
Pork chops, 13-14

Music:
Jimi Hendrix, 3

TV:
The Flintstones, 6

"Thirteen"
Food:
Jelly donuts, 26
Pizza, 26
French fries, 27
Gum drops, 29

TV:
The Twilight Zone, 25
Happy Days, 44

Movies:
Billy Jack, 29

Music:
Peter Lemongello, 25

Magazines:
Playboy

"Race Riot"
Food:
French Fries, 56
Coffee, 57
Boone's Farm wine, 60

Music:
Deep Purple, 52
Doobie Brothers, 61

TV:
Happy Days, 48

"Snowman"
Food:
Hot cocoa, 68
Oreo cookies, 81
Hershey's Kisses, 81
Orange juice, 85

TV:
Charlie's Angels, 69
Starsky and Hutch, 78
Scooby-Doo, 83

"Forgiveness"
Food:
Pizza, 103

Music:
"I Got a Name" / Jim Croce, 93
"Operator" / Jim Croce, 105
Zeppelin, 102
Lynyrd Skynyrd, 103

TV:
Jeopardy!, 103

"A Bill Floyd Xmas"
Food:
Rocky Road ice cream, 119
Christmas cookies, 119
Rum and Coke, 126-7

Music:
Zeppelin, 116
Aerosmith, 125
The Grateful Dead, 125

"You Start to Live"
Music:
Simon and Garfunkel, 134
Zeppelin, 149

"The Jane Pasco Fan Club"
Food:
Pop-Tarts, 158

Books:
The Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien, 162
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 165

Movies:
The Graduate, 177

"Just the Way We Were"
Food:
Birthday cake, 1841-185
Oreo cookies, 185
Pepsi, 188
Blackberry brandy, 199

TV:
The Brady Bunch, 184

Music:
"We May Never Pass this Way Again", 191
The Carpenters, 193
"YMCA", 195
"Just the Way You Are" / Billy Joel, 196
"Dream On" /Areosmith, 196

Movies:
Carrie, 197

"Wild Kingdom"
Food:
Beer, 213
Coffee, 214-215
Turkey sandwich, 226
Lasagna, 226

TV:
Wild Kingdom, 207, 209
The Munsters, 213

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The Color Purple

Book menu for The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Food mentioned in The Color Purple:
Blackberry jam, 11
Ham, 49-50
Eggs, 49
Grits, 49
Coffee, 49
Flapjacks, 49
Orange juice, 49
Grapefruit, 49
Strawberries and cream, 49
Biscuits, 49-50, 226
Boxed chocolates, 56-57
Fried chicken, 60
Blackberry pie, 60, 208
Cornbread, 60, 208
Lemonade, 64-65, 288
Whiskey, 71
Sandwiches, 133
Cookies, 133
Tea, 133, 214
Dutch chocolate, 138
Palm wine, 147
Chicken and peanut stew, 147, 149
Watermelon, 164
Fruit punch 164beer, 203, 208
Ham and greens, 208
Chitlins and black-eyed peas, 208
Pickled okra, 208
Caramel cake, 208
Oatmeal, 225
Egg rolls, 244
Wonton soup, 244, 246
Fried rice 244
Fortune cookies, 244
Tuna casserole, 261
Potato salad, 288

Books/Authors mentioned in The Color Purple:
Hamlet / William Shakespeare, 256

Music mentioned in The Color Purple:
"Do Like You" / Steven Wonder, epigraph
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" / Bessie Smith, 71
Sophie Tucker, 106
Duke Ellington, 106

Discussable quote from The Color Purple:
"If [God] ever listened to poor colored women the world would be a different place, I can tell you". p.187

The Title is mentioned on:
Page 191: "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."

Page 192: "Well, us talk and talk bout God, but I'm still adrift. Trying to chase that old white man out of my head. I been so busy thinking bout him I never truly notice nothing God make. Not a blade of corn (how it do that?) not the color purple (where it come from?). Not the little wildflowers. Nothing."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 0151191549))

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The Witch of Maracoor

Book menu for The Witch of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

Food mentioned in The Witch of Maracoor:
Beer, 6, 215
Chowder, 27-28
Wine, 45, 108
Coffee, 58, 165, 178
Pistachios, 64, 127
Grapes, 66, 144
Meringues, 72
Hard cheese, 85
Port, 91
Nuts, 144
     Walnuts, 108
     Chestnuts, 150
Blueberries, 145
Apples, 150
Gooseberries, 150
Oatmeal and berries, 165
Boiled eggs, 178
Cheesy crackers, 206
Tea, 206
Sherry, 211
Lemonade, 234
Sausages, 256

Books/Authors mentioned in The Witch of Maracoor:
Twelfth Night / William Shakespeare, epigraph
"The Changing Light at Sandover" (poem) / James Merrill, epigraph

Discussable Quotes from The Witch of Maracoor:
"Any witch worth her ginger is at least somewhat immortal", p. 5

"One of the milestones of growing up is when we realize we can be done with living for others. Early on, we pay respect to the parents who gave us life by staying alive and living fully for them. Making their sacrifices worth it. I certainly labored under that belief for decades. But eventually we come round: we owe it to ourselves to live just as much as we owe it to anyone else.", p.166

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780063094062)

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Election

Book menu for Election by Tom Perrotta

Food mentioned in Election:
Hot dogs, 20
Ice cream, 37
Pretzels, 38
Scotch, 44
Beer, 47, 70-71, 102
Jelly doughnuts, 52
Coffee, 53, 93, 111-112, 156, 158
Pancakes, 87
Cake, 89
Bourbon, 102, 150
Chicken casserole, 105
Cupcakes, 112-115
Champagne, 144
Schnapps, 151
Peanuts, 151
Roasted chicken, 152
Wine, 153
Hot fudge sundaes, 170
Ice cream, 172-173
Stuffed mushrooms, 176

Books mentioned in Election:
John Dewey, epigraph
William Trevor, epigraph
What to Expect When You're Expecting / Hedi Murkoff, 45
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 49
Sweet Valley High / Francine Pascal, 55
Ernest Hemingway, 89
John Grisham, 97
Anna Quindlen, 113

Music mentioned in Election:
Van Halen, 6
Jason Priestley, 76

Movies mentioned in Election:
Truth or Dare, 76

TV shows mentioned in Election:
Oprah, 14, 20
Jeopardy!, 53
Cheers, 149-150
Seinfeld, 153

Magazines mentioned in Election:
The New Republic, 170

Discussable Quote for Election:
p.180 "It's too late to shape [the minds of grown men], to teach them values and a sense of compassion. You have to do that when kids are young, before their personalities harden and they come to love their own ignorance."

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780399143663)

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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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When He Was Wicked

 

Book menu for When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in When He Was Wicked:
Whiskey, 6, 41, 56, 140, 190, 228
Coddled eggs, 79, 143
Ham, 79
Bacon, 79
Sausages, 79
Toast with butter & marmalade, 79
Broiled mackerel, 79
Yogurt, 80
Dosas, 80
Tea, 8, 83, 128, 14, 299-300, 305
Curries, 85
Muffins, 128-130, 342
Gin, 140
Eclairs, 150, 155
Biscuits, 237, 301-302, 304
     Chocolate biscuits, 155
Almond cake, 156
Brandy, 181-182, 185
Champagne, 197
Raspberry jam, 219
Chocolates, 237
Peppermint candy, 374

Books/Authors mentioned in When He Was Wicked:
William Shakespeare, 174, 192

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback (ISBN: 9780062353788)

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To Sir Phillip, With Love

 

Book menu for To Sir Phillip, with Love by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in To Sir Phillip, with Love:
Whiskey, 2, 15
Blood pudding, 31
Muffins, 43, 62, 360
Tea, 44
Ham sandwiches, 62, 72, 74
Turtle soup, 90
Coddled eggs, 112
Lemon drops, 123
Steak, 142
Wine, 173, 203, 206, 212
Asparagus, 188
Lemonade, 207, 213, 224
Scones, 222
Peppermint drops, 269
Biscuits, 312
Marzipan, 322

Page numbers refer to the mass market paperback edition (ISBN: 980062353733)

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An Offer From a Gentleman

Book menu for An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

Food mentioned in An Offer From a Gentleman
Shortbread, 7
Biscuits, 16-17, 19, 70, 150-152, 290, 372-375, 377, 379, 384
     Ginger biscuits, 152
Tea, 16, 70, 150, 153, 229, 236, 268-269, 320, 371
Brandy, 31, 33, 149, 287
Lemonade, 32-33
Eggs, 135-136, 143
Bacon, 136, 140, 143
Ham, 136, 140
Toast, 136
Beef pie, 136
Scones, 151, 229, 236-237, 266
Beef stew, 151, 156, 158

Books/Authors mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
William Shakespeare, 31
Lord Byron, 31
William Blake, 31

Music mentioned in An Offer from a Gentleman:
Handel, 48

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Five Tuesdays in Winter

Book menu for Five Tuesdays in Winter: Stories by Lily King

Food mentioned in "Creature"
Saltines and cheese, 4
Apples, 4
Ice cream sundaes, 9
Chocolate pudding, 25
Salmon, 29
Soft-boiled eggs, 34

Books/Authors mentioned in "Creature"
Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte, 3, 7, 9, 26

Movies mentioned in "Creature"
The Sound of Music, 2

Music mentioned in "Creature"
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen", 2
"Mother's Little Helper" / The Rolling Stones, 12
"Here Comes the Sun" / The Beatles, 22
"Feed the Birds" / The Sherman Brothers, 25
"It's a Small World" / The Sherman Brothers, 25, 40

TV shows mentioned in "Creature"
That Girl, 6-7, 9
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Food mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Pasta puttanesca, 45
Mushroom soup, 55-56, 59
Burritos, 61
Chocolates, 63
Lasagna, 63, 67

Books/Authors mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
The Leopard / Giuseppe di Lampedusa, 44
The Go-Between / L. P. Hartley, 44
Joaquim Machodo de Assis, 44
Jane Austen, 44
Dostoeyevski, 44
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 56
Middlemarch / George Eliot, 57
Stephen Jay Gould, 58
Thomas Pynchon, 58
Henry James, 62

Plays mentioned in "Five Tuesdays in Winter"
Annie, 60
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Food mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
Martinis, 69
Iced tea, 70
Chicken noodle casserole, 71, 74
Crinkled fries, 71
Schlitz beer, 71, 78-79
Blueberry pie, 75
Cookies, 79
Snickers bars, 85
Soda, 85
Popcorn, 90-91

Books/Authors mentioned in "When in the Dordogne"
W.B. Yeats, 74
Hermann Hesse, 74
Thomas Mann, 74
The Brothers Karamazov / Fyodor Dostoevsky, 89
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Food mentioned in "North Sea"
Mustard sandwiches, 98-99
Fresh bread, 107
Sausage,  107
Coffee, 110-111
Waffles and strawberries, 111
Tea, 112
Ham, 118
Cinnamon toast, 121

Music mentioned in "North Sea"
"Osmin's aria" (Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail) / Mozart, 119
...............

Food mentioned in "Timeline"
Wine, 132
Gimlet, 132
Coffee, 132
Nonpareils, 136
Peanut butter cups, 136

Books/Authors mentioned in "Timeline"
Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton, 126, 128, 144
Ralph Ellison, 133

Music mentioned in "Timeline"
"Norwegian Wood" / The Beatles, 128
Jim Hendrix, 136
"Psycho Killer" / Talking Heads, 143
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Food mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Doritos, 150-151
Coffee, 150
Madeleines, 151
Campari, 159
Wine, 159
Scotch, 159
Flavored martinis, 159, 163
Welsch rarebit, 160
American chop suey, 160
Pink sponge cake, 160
Osso buco, 160
Grilled salmon, 160

Books/Authors mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
Bret Easton Ellis, 151

Music mentioned in "Hotel Seattle"
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" / Barbra Streisand, 157
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Food mentioned in "Mansard"
Tomato and cream cheese sandwiches with chives, 181
Coffee, 182, 185

Books/Authors mentioned in "Mansard"
Madeline / Ludwig Bemelmans, 184, 189
Graham Greene, 189
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Food mentioned in " South"
Peaches, 191, 200
Sourballs, 197
Cherries, 200
...............

Food mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Gin martinis, 210-212, 215-217
Coffee, 210
Seltzer, 210
Orange juice, 210

Books/Authors mentioned in "The Man at the Door"
Walt Whitman, 210
Thomas Hardy, 217
Shirley Hazzard, 217
David Copperfield / Charles Dickens, 217
Moby Dick / Herman Melville, 218
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 218
Mrs. Dalloway / Virginia Woolf, 218
Jane Austen, 219
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain, 219
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 225
Norman Mailer, 228

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN:9780802158765)

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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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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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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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