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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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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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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Tinkers

Book menu for Tinkers by Paul Harding

ISBN of edition I read: 9781934137192 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Tinkers:
Potato salad, 9
Rolled slices of roast beef, 9
Ginger ale, 9
Chicken and mashed potato, 69
Pancakes, 71, 139, 173
Coffee, 72
Ham crusted in brown sugar and molasses, 83
String beans, 83-84
Apples, 104-105, 135-136
Ham sandwich, 123
Saltwater taffy, 152
Roast chicken, 164
Eggs and ham, 173
Blueberry cobbler, 173
Oranges, 174, 181
Pork chops, 176
Apple pie, 176
Meatloaf, 185
Banana cream pie, 185
Meatloaf sandwiches, 186
Cola, 186

Books/Authors mentioned in Tinkers :
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 37-38, 43, 178
Mark, the Match Boy / Horatio Alger, Jr., 104

Magazines mentioned in Tinkers:
Saturday Evening Post, 19

Great vocabulary in Tinkers:
vastation, 10, 180
anneal, 64
reliquaries, 146
atavistic, 151
intaglio, 181

Title mentioned on pages:
p.12: "He tinkered. Tin pots, wrought iron. Solder melted and cupped in a clay dam."
p. 12: "Tinkerbird, coppersmith, but mostly a brush and mop drummer."
p. 15: "Tinker, tinker. Tin, tin, tin. Tintinnabulation. There was the ring of pots and buckets."
p. 74: "I hope you are right--there is little need for a tinker on Mars. Now higher again..."
p. 125: "His despair came from the fact that his wife saw him as a fool, as a useless tinker, a copier of bad verse..."
p. 169: "How to Make a Bird's Nest: Take a wafer of tinker's tin. With heavy scissors, cut four triangles."

Libraries mentioned in Tinkers: (I can't help it, I am librarian and LOVE to see how novelists portray us and our buildings!) 
p. 35
p. 152: "No one knew whether Sabbatis and Red were related by blood. Some of the librarians, who had a sense of the town's history, thought they might be distant cousins, and could easily be provoked into heated arguments about the matter during a slow twilight at the checkout desk in the library."

Discussion questions for Tinkers:
Discuss the technical aspects of the books (chapters, alternating points of view, lack of quotation marks for dialogue, the use of multiple verb tenses).

What, if any, is the significance of the book's title?  Is it aptly titled? Why or why not?

What literary elements does the author use throughout his novel?

What are the parallels between George and his father Howard?  How did they differ?

What scene stayed with you long after you finished reading Tinkers?

What aspects of Tinkers do you think made it worthy of a Pulitzer Prize?

What significance is there in the references to The Scarlet Letter?

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Maine: A Novel

 
Book Menu for Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan

ISBN of edition I read: 0307595129 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Maine: A Novel :
Manhattans, 12, 20
Blueberry pie, 14
Chicken pot pie, 23
Apple crisp, 26
Cheese and crackers, 29
Strawberry pie, 31
Champagne, 31-2, 71, 341
Ginger tea, 45, 120, 380
Cheez-Its, 68
Trifle, 71
Bloody Mary, 80, 83, 319
Hermits, 81
Blueberry cake, 96
Chocolate cake, 114
Irish soda bread, 136
Rum and pineapple juice, 175
Coffee cake, 183-4
Egg cremes, 194
Corn muffins, 202, 209
Peach cobbler, 218
Gin and tonic, 221-2
Iced tea, 250
Blueberry French toast, 263
Ziti bake, 270, 277
Pineapple cake, 285
Chicken salad on croissants, 288-9, 296, 298-9
Scallops wrapped in bacon, 347, 350
Chocolate covered strawberries, 347, 350
Three berry pie, 361
Pumpkin cake, 380
Cinnamon rolls, 384

Books/Authors mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
"Aurora Leigh" / Elizabeth Barrett Browning, epigraph
F. Scott Fitzgerald, epigraph
Live Alone and Like It / Marjorie Hillis Roulston, 89, 99, 241
Truman Capote, 112
Walt Whitman, 112
Carson McCullers , 112
Charles Dickens
     David Copperfield, 165
     Bleak House, 164
W.B. Yeats, 241
Jane Austen, 248

Movies mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Anchors Aweigh, 9
Grand Hotel, 118
Grease, 152, 154
Sullivan's Travels, 220

Music mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Dean Martin, 13
"Tomorrow", 17
"Sugar Magnolia", 41
Grateful Dead, 42, 372
"Hey Jude", 54
"The Wild Colonial Boy", 83
Joe Frisco, 220
Helen Morgan, 220
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", 223
"Moonlight Serenade", 224
"Bell Bottom Trousers", 235
Tommy Dorsey, 240
Jimmy Buffett, 257
Joni Mitchell, 292
Bee Gees, 332
The Beatles, 379

Magazines mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Sports Illustrated , 31
New York Magazine, 34
Vogue, 99
Organic Living, 123
The New Yorker, 125, 252
House & Garden, 350

Theater mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
Tallulah Bankhead, 12
West Side Story , 72
A Midsummer Night's Dream , 72
Kiss Me Kate, 123
Finian's Rainbow, 125
Brigadoon, 125
Baby With the Bathwater, 197
Menopause the Musical, 275

Television programs mentioned in Maine: A Novel:
The David Letterman Show, 59
Oprah, 66
Broadway Babies (PBS), 72
David Copperfield (PBS), 164
Bleak House, 164
The Golden Girls, 165
Law & Order, 166
The Three Stooges, 186
The Jackie Gleason Show, 186
Masterpiece Theater, 208
Pride and Prejudice, 318

Libraries mentioned on pages: 88, 145, 164, 182, 247, 267

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