The Mountain Between Us

Book menu for The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

ISBN of edition I read: 9780767927000 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in The Mountain Between Us:
Beer, 6
Nachos, 6
Hot wings, 6
Haagen-Dazs, 9
Caesar salad, 12
Pizza, 66, 283
     Pepperoni pizza, 12
Spicy tomato juice, 12
Wine, 308, 314
     Cabernet, 12, 112
     Red wine, 65
Coffee, 26, 51, 69, 71, 29, 81-82, 85, 109, 126, 140, 151, 173, 255, 282
     291-292, 295, 297, 304
     Latte, 297
Smoked almonds, 28
Doughnuts, 51-52, 291
Gin and tonics, 65
Trail mix, 70, 72-73, 78, 126
French silk pie, 88
Rocky road ice cream, 102
Popcorn, 104
Key Lime Pie, 104, 174
Cappuccino, 141, 297
Ice cream, 142
Orange juice, 143, 173
Egg sandwiches, 143
Sausage, 143
     Spicy sausage, 255
Muffins, 143
Raspberry danish, 143
Glazed doughnuts, 143
Gatorade, 147
Cheeseburger, 148, 299
French fries, 148, 299
Egg, 173, 255
New York strip, 173
Hash browns, 173
Peach cobbler, 174
Steak and potato soup, 213
Fried snapper, 218
Champagne, 225-226
Apple cobbler, 226
Hog dogs, 249
Pretzels, 249
Toast, 255
Cheese grits, 255
Cheese danish, 255
Pop Tarts, 292

Book mentioned in The Mountain Between Us:
The Jungle Book / Rudyard Kipling, 41

Movies mentioned in The Mountain Between Us:
Girl, Interrupted, 7
Sabrina, 7
Jeremiah Johnson, 33
Alive, 74
The English Patient, 139
Die Hard, 158
The Cowboys, 169
Pretty Woman, 193
Cast Away, 217
An Officer And A Gentleman, 231
Rocky IV, 307

Music mentioned in The Mountain Between Us:
"I'll Fly Away", Albert Brumley, 28
Fleetwood Mac, 51

Television Program mentioned in The Mountain Between Us:
The Six Million Dollar Man, 295

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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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The Martian

Book Menu for The Martian by Andy Weir

ISBN of edition I read: 9781101903582 (trade paperback)


Food mentioned in The Martian:
Coffee, 2, 52, 87, 93, 121, 134, 175
Beans, 14
Peas, 14
Potatoes, 14, 17, 20, 64, 70-71, 79, 102, 224, 263-264, 340-341
Protein bars, 39, 187
Diet Coke, 121, 123
Whiskey sours, 268

Books/Authors mentioned in The Martian:
Agatha Christie, 71
   The Mysterious Affair at Styles , 71
   Poirot, 71, 73, 77, 96, 125
   Evil Under the Sun , 304
The Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien, 201

Music mentioned in The Martian:
The Beatles , 17, 22
Disco , 39, 45, 121, 150, 183, 208
Abba's Greatest Hits , 244, 268

Movies mentioned in The Martian:
Star Wars, 123

Television programs mentioned in The Martian:
Three's Company , 22, 24, 27, 30
The Dukes of Hazzard , 47-48
Aquaman, 64
Wagon Train, 69
Six Million Dollar Man, 107
Star Trek , 123
Sanford and Son, 335

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Life of Pi

Book menu for Life of Pi by Yann Martel

ISBN of edition I read: 9780547848419 (trade paperback, movie tie-in)

Food mentioned in The Pi of Life:
Sambar, 7, 212, 243                                             
     Tamarind sambar, 243                                      
     Onion sambar, 243                                           
Pizza, 7                                                                
Macaroni and cheese, 25                                     
Vegetarian tacos, 25                                              
Biscuits, 53                                                            
Ice cream, 69, 72, 91, 212, 216                              
     Ice cream sandwiches, 70                                  
     Vanilla with chocolate sauce, 244                        
Chutney, 80                                                         
     Coconut chutney, 244                                        
     Mint chutney, 244
Bananas, 112, 197, 250, 292-4
Masala dosai with cocount chutney, 143, 243
Oothappam, 143, 247-8
Idli, 143, 243
Dark chocolate, 140
Dahl soup, 212
Hot chapattis, 212
Payasam
     Cardomom payasam, 212
     Almond payasam, 244
     Mint payasam, 244
Figs, 243
Black gram dahl rice, 243
Vegetable sagu, 243
Potato masala, 243
Cabbage vadai, 243
Lentil rasam 243,
Stuffed eggplant poriyal, 243
Coconut yam kootu, 243, 244
Green chilli pickle, 244
Gooseberry pickle, 244
Nan, 244
Popadoms, 244
Parathas, 244
Puris, 244
Mango curd salad, 244
Okra salad, 244
Cucumber salad, 244
Jaggery pancake, 244
Peanut toffee, 244
Coconut burfi, 244
Boiled beef tongue, 244

Tripes a la mode de Caen, 244

Sweetbread w/ mushroom sauce, 245

Oxtailsoup, 245

Suckling pig stuffed w/ rice, 245

Veal kidney w/ butter, mustard, parsley sauce, 245

Chicken liver sausages, 245

Pate, 245

Tartar steak, 245

Boudin with apple sauce,245

Cookies, 291-6, 301, 318

Chocolate bar, 298, 311

Books mentioned in Life of Pi:

Comics by Ramyana, 66

Comics by Mahabharata, 66

Robert Louis Stevenson , 73

Arthur Conan Doyle , 73

R. K. Narayan , 73

Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Dafoe, 73

The Imitation of Christ / Thomas A Kempis, 76

Magazines mentioned in Life of Pi:

National Geographic, 116

Libraries mentioned in Life of Pi:

page 78: "A zoo is a cultural institution. Like a public library, like a museum, it is at the service of popular education and science. And by this token, not much of a money-making venture..."

Discussion questions for Life of Pi:

What is the significance, if any, of the color orange? (The entire interior of the life boat is painted orange)

What part interested you more: that of the zoo or the discourse on religion? Explain.

What is the author's and/or narrator's opinion of Christianity and Hinduism?

What about this novel stayed with you long after you finished reading it?

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