Chances Are

Book menu for Chances Are by Richard Russo

ISBN of edition I read: 9781101947746  (hardcover)


Food mentioned in Chances Are:
 Whiskey, 10, 13
Coffee, 10, 32, 108-109, 124, 149, 243
Chile rellenos, 13
Spaghetti with sausage,meatballs, and pork shoulder in
     tomato sauce, 19
Stroganoff, 27
Potato chips, 29
     with onion dip, 145
Wine, 30, 39 44-45
     Chardonnay, 47
Beer, 30, 39, 51, 55, 139-140, 198, 200
Scotch, 30, 221
Bloody Marys, 62, 80, 174, 221, 227-228, 253
Pumpkin spice lattes, 64
Fried clams, 74
Iced tea, 84
Clam rolls, 90, 92 94, 173
Pancakes, 96, 175
Ice cream cones, 96, 139
Boston cream pie, 109
Burgers, 140, 145
Brat sausages, 140
Cheesecake, 140, 230-233
Scrambled eggs and home fries, 149
Cole slaw, 173-174
Baked beans, 173-174
Corn bread, 173
Deviled eggs, 173
Crudo, 175
Coke, 230
Italian pastries, 231
Chicken fried steak, 236
Baked haddock, 236
Eggs Florentine, 253
Chowder, 301


Books/Authors mentioned in Chances Are: 
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Washington Irving,14
The Three Musketeers / Alexander Dumas, 24-25, 149, 180
Thomas Merton, 45, 47
     The Seven Storey Mountain, 17
Alexander McCall-Smith, 120


Music mentioned in Chances Are:
"Miss Atomic Bomb" / The Killers, epigraph
The Doors, 4
Buffalo Springfield, 4
"O, Canada", 5
Cat Stevens, 29-30
     "Peace Train", 30
The Decemberists, 64
Belle and Sebastian, 64, 175
Mumford and Sons, 64, 176
Tom Waits, 64
Leonard Cohen, 64
Josh Ritter, 64
Bruce Springstein, 64
Montovani, 64
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, 65
Nat King Cole, 65
"Chances Are" / Johnny Mathis, 65, 145-146, 228

Grace Slick, 72, 187-188, 194
     "Somebody to Love", 194, 236
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 116, 144
Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 141
Nutbush City Limits / Ike and Tina Turner, 179
Janis Joplin, 272
The Who, 272
Jim Morrison, 272
Richie Havens, 272
Bob Seger, 278
Tina Turner, 278

One of my favorite passages from Chances Are:
"But that's the thing about lies, right? Individually they don't amount to much, but you never know how many others you'll need to tell in order to protect that first one, and damned if they don't add up. Over time they get all tangled up until one day you realize it isn't event the lies themselves that matter. It's that somehow lying has become you default mode.And the person you lie to most is yourself" [p.245]

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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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Caleb's Crossing

Book menu for Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

ISBN of edition I read:  9780670021048 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Caleb's Crossing :
Clams, 13
Scallops, 20
Chowder, 90
     Clam chowder, 21
Strawberries, 23
Blueberries, 23
Cranberries, 23-4
Venison, 25
Sea bass, 25
Wild currants, 35
Apples, 42
Lobster, 52
Huckleberries, 52
Corn cakes, 59
Seed cake, 61-2
Beer, 62
Cider, 72, 245
Bread and butter, 90, 92
Corn bread, 90, 92
Dried fruits and nuts, 90
Clabber, 96
Roasted cod and green beans, 148
Treacle pudding, 149
Raspberries, 149
Small beer, 107 156, 164
Bread and cheese, 176
Indian pudding, 250
Oatcakes, 291

Books/Authors mentioned in Caleb's Crossing :
Sententiae Pueriles, 14
The Bible
     Proverbs 31:verses 10-31, 17
     Matthew 21:26-, 159
New England's Prospect / William Wood, 37
Homer
     The Odyssey , 112, 239, 133, 139
Anne Bradstreet (poet), 158-9, 186, 227, 233
     "The tenth muse", 186
     "In Honour of the High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth", 187, 190
 Thomas Tully, 167, 190
Cicero, 197, 249
Isocrates, 197
Virgil, 197
Ovid, 197, 249, 
Martin Luther, 197
Thomas Aquinas. 197
Francis Bacon, 197
Jean Calvin, 197
Plutarch, 197
Hesiod, 258

People mentioned in Caleb's Crossing :
John Winthrop (governor), 8
Anne Hutchinson, 232 
Metacomet (King Philip), 272, 273, 286
Massasoit, 272 

Discussion questions for Caleb's Crossing:
Compare Caleb to Bethia.
What, if any, is the significance of the name "Solace"?
Compare how women are treated among the native Americans versus English women.
Why does Caleb nickname Bethia "Storm Eyes"?
What role does knowledge and education play for Makepeace? For Caleb? For Bethia?
There are many references to Homer's The Odyssey in Caleb's Crossing. What significance do those references play?
Describe the relationship between Makepeace and Bethia.  Between Bethia and Caleb.

Great vocabulary in Caleb's Crossing:
dimmet, 12, 216
tegs, 13, 60, 125
wetus, 43
sennight, 51, 76, 105, 163, 179
lappity, 52
cackhanded, 54
aught, 60
bever, 72
opprobrium, 102 
abstemious, 116
encomiums, 120
coracle, 124
garth, 157, 222, 225
trenchers, 157, 176
flagitious, 211
bavins, 22
flux, 223
abecedarian, 162

Libraries mentioned in Caleb's Crossing:
pages 189, 195-6 224-5, 264

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