Big Little Lies

Book menu for Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

ISBN of edition I read: 9780399167065 (hardcover)


Food mentioned Big Little Lies:
Cake, 1, 9
Brioche, 1
Tea, 86, 162, 164, 268, 276, 331
   English Breakfast tea, 4
   Herbal tea, 5, 27
   Chamomile tea, 213
Ginger-nut biscuits, 4
Coffee, 9-11, 20, 22, 27, 35, 56, 86, 115154, 298, 312, 317
            339
   Latte, 218
Champagne, 9, 26, 36-38, 40, 77, 86, 94, 123, 189, 240, 249
                  251, 275
   Bollinger, 36
   Mimosas, 36, 43
Vegetarian lasagna, 28, 429, 438
BBQ chicken, 41
Carrots, 53
Lollipops, 55, 110, 112
Pears, 55
Wine
   Mulled wine, 58
   Red wine, 132
Pancakes and maple syrup, 58
Chocolate chip cookies, 66
Steak, 67
Seafood platter, 73
Pavlova, 73
Ice cream, 80
Yogurt, 81
Chocolate biscuits, 81
Chickpeas, 82-83
Muffins, 218, 221, 268-269, 368, 443
   Banana muffins, 84
Tacos, 97
Pasta, 97
Garlic bread, 97
Chocolate mud cake, 117
Apples, 120
Cheese and crackers, 120
Raisins, 120
Lemonade, 123
Lindt truffles, 132
Mueseli, 146
Cupcakes, 155
Boiled eggs, 159, 216
Pizza, 197, 398
Risotto, 210
Spanakopita, 242
Brownies, 249
Chocolate coins, 257
Fish curry, 258
Chips, 262
Sushi, 263
Quiche, 265
Sausage rolls, 288
Gingerbread man, 289
Oranges, 294-295
Apple pancakes with lemon-spiced butter, 331, 336-337
Egg and bacon rolls, 335
Bacon and eggs, 366
Spaghetti Bolognese, 371
Pumpkin soup, 375
Sourdough bread, 375
Soy latte, 394
Salt and vinegar chips 398-399
Pretzels, 402

Books/Authors mentioned in Big Little Lies :
Patricia Cornwell, 95
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
   by Robert Fulghum

Movies mentioned in Big Little Lies:
Breakfast At Tiffany's, 4, 266, 393, 400
Die Hard, 191
Sliding Doors , 357
My Fair Lady, 440

Television programs mentioned in Big Little Lies:
Dancing with the Stars, 1
Little House on the Prairie, 41
The Walking Dead , 132
American's New Top Model, 181-182, 232-233, 235

Plays mentioned in Big Little Lies:
King Lear / Shakespeare, 130, 320-321

Libraries mentioned in Big Little Lies:
p. 3: "Mrs. Ponder had been there for a few functions: a talk by a local historian, a lunch hosted by the Friend of the Library. It was a beautiful room."

p. 154: "Jane had gotten used to it by now. The other day she stepped up close, lowered her voice and said, 'Is it library day today?'

p. 286: "It was Monday morning just before the bell rang, and Jane was on her way back from the school library where she'd returned two books Ziggy had forgotten to take back."

p. 379: "'OK, so Max isn't hurting Amabella anymore,' said Josh. 'But then, yesterday, he pushed Skye down the stairs near the library again, and I said he shouldn't do that, and we had a big fight because I said I was going to tell.'" 

 

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A Man Called Ove

Book Menu for A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman


ISBN of edition I read: 9781476738024 (trade paperback)


Food mentioned in A Man Called Ove:

Coffee, 5,9, 11, 23, 25, 91-92, 140, 212, 217, 249
   253, 259-260, 283, 292, 330
      Espresso, 13
      Latte, 249
Rice with Saffron & Chicken, 21-22, 307
Pilsner, 38, 43
Sausages & potatoes, 39, 73, 90, 131
Cookies, 58
Whiskey, 81, 243, 245, 256, 305, 309
Apple pie, 89-90
Sausage sandwich, 164
Bananas, 178
French fries, 209-210
Lemonade, 236
Croissants, 247
Eggs, 259
Meat, potatoes, & gravy, 307
Ice cream, 259
   Chocolate ice cream, 331
Toast, 282
Birthday cake, 321

Books/Authors mentioned in A Man Called Ove:
The Chronicles of Narnia, 27
Shakespeare, 151, 204, 227, 311
Ernest Hemingway, 152
   The Old Man and The Sea, 153

Television programs mentioned in A Man Called Ove:
Dexter, 61

Libraries mentioned in A Man Called Ove:
p. 152-153: "[Sonya's] father had never bothered with books, but when his daughter sat reading the newspaper at the age of five he wasn't so stupid that he tried to avoid doing something about it. 'A girl can't read shit like that: she'll lose her head,' he stated as he pushed her towards the library counter in the village. The old librarian didn't quite know what he meant by that, but there was no doubt about the girl's quite outstanding intellect.

The monthly trip to the grocery store simply had to be extended to a monthly trip to the library, the librarian and father decided together..."

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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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"Oh..."

Book menu for "Oh..." by Philippe Djian

ISBN of edition I read: 9782070456284 (French edition: English translation title is Elle)

Food mentioned in "Oh...":
Sushi, 15
Peanuts, 15
Toast with raspberry jam, 20
Hawaiian beer, 26
South African dry white wine, 20
Club sandwiches, 39
Gin & tonics, 41, 95, 167, 184, 217
Salad with gizzards, 45
Andouillette de Troyes, 45
Croque-monsieur, 56
Coffee, 58
Croissants, 58
Daiquiris, 81-82
Macaroons, 95
Chocolates, 96, 209
Caviar, 114
Blinis, 114
Composed salad, 123
Buche de Noel, 130
Grog, 144-145, 204
Scones, 170-172
Black Russian, 175
Pizza, 197-198
Champagne, 222
Petit-fours, 223

Books/Authors mentioned in "Oh...":
Sherwood Anderson, 50
Virginia Woolf, 50
Vince Gilligan, 76
Eudora Welty, epigraph, 189
David Foster Wallace, 214
John Cheever , 234

Music mentioned in "Oh...":
Brian Eno, 116
Felt / Nils Frahm, 139
"We Move Lightly" / Dustin O'Halloran, 203
"Everything I Know" / Peter Broderick, 237

Television programs mentioned in "Oh...":
Mad Men, 54

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Fences: a Play

Book menu for Fences by August Wilson:

Food mentioned in Fences :
Watermelon, 1-2, 67
Pigs feet, 5
Chicken and collard greens, 6
Beans, 17
Stew, 23
Biscuits, 26
Flapjacks, 27
Plums, 25, 27
Meatloaf, 30
Sandwich, 48
Shirt Ribs, 48
Ham Sandwich, 53
Lima beans, 65
Corn bread, 65
Cake, 81
Eggs, 95

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War and Peace

Book menu for War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace has long been on my to-read list.  Twenty years ago when working with a Russian woman, I expressed my interest in reading Tolstoy.  She advised me to start with Anna Karenina.  Very wise advice!  I've since read Anna twice and loved it both times. 

Completing War and Peace was no easy task!  It took me a little over four months. But, I came away with care and compassion for Tolstoy's characters. Tolstoy is a wonderful storyteller.  I didn't enjoy the sections that were written more as an essay and made no mention of the characters, especially part two of the epilogue (36 pages).

As soon as I finished reading, I watched the new War and Peace mini-series starring Paul Dano. Dano is perfectly cast as Pierre.

 Now I'm on the hunt for a great biography on Napoleon!

ISBN or edition I read: 9781400079988 (trade paperback)


Food mentioned in War and Peace:
Tea, 5, 192, 258
Saute of madere of hazel grouse, 56, 62
Turtle soup, 62
Pineapple ice cream, 65
Champagne, 65, 337, 545, 669
Coffee, 129, 319, 569, 626
Sausage, 131, 133
Doppel Kummel, 137
Ham, 140, 509
Apple, 140-141, 509
Kasha, 172, 175, 179, 898, 995, 1094
Bread and cheese, 173
Rein wine, 210
Gingerbread, 297, 674, 725
Strawberries, 305
Pineapple, 305
Mead, 509
Roasted nuts, 509
Roasted chicken, 509, 806
Cherry liquor, 510
Walnuts and almonds, 518
Lime flower tea, 588
Kvass, 674, 905
Poppy-seed cakes, 674
Biscuits, 675
Lemonade, 691
Sunflower seeds, 698
Plums, 703
Roast lamb, 905
Baked potatoes, 970
Raisins, 1046, 1058

Books/Authors mentioned in War and Peace:

Commentaries / Julius Caesar, 24
Julie / Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 89, 1157
Laurence Sterne, 106
N.P. Nikolev (poet), 310
Moliere
     "Les Fourberies de Scapin", 1231
     "Georges Dandin", 364
Adelaide Filleul, 348
Thomas a Kempis, 354
"The Song of Solomon", 444
Poor Liza / Nikolai Karamazin, 550
The Lives of the Saints, 702
"Jaconde" / Jean de la Fontaine, 708
Les Chevaliers du Cygne / Stephanie Felicite Genlis, 743-744
Anne-Louise Germaine de Stael, 1043, 1085

Music mentioned in War and Peace:
"Spring" / Mozart, 67
Daniel Cooper (dance), 68-69
Dusek sonata, 97
Cherubini, 452
     "The Water Carrier", 519
John Field (composer), 521

Some of my favorite passages from War and Peace:

Thought Price Andrei...How good it would be to know where to look for help in this life and what to expect after it, there, beyond the grave! p.293

Man proposes, God disposes. p. 971

Said Pierre: "Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost; but it's only here that the new and the good begins. As long as there's life, there's happiness. There's much, much still to come." p. 1118

 

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I am Avhor

Book Menu for I am Avhor by Brian Ditchek
ISBN of edition I read: 9781504969345 (paperback)


I read this young adult science fiction novel as a judge for the 2016 Independent Publishers of New England Book Awards.  Although there were a handful of awkward phrases and sentences, as well as couple of typos, it was a well-written novel.  I did keep thinking "fanfic" the entire time I was reading. (a mashup of Game of Thrones, The Martian, and maybe the Hunger Games). Still, it's a page turner that my husband and our young adult librarian are now reading. 

Food mentioned  in I am Avhor:
Soup & bread, 20
Fish and vegetables, 27
Baked fruit bread, 32
Cold shellfish and cheese salad, 42
Milk, 157
Oatmeal, 159, 192
Fish stew, 160
Fruit, 164,218
Pastries, 164
Cold fish soup, 190
Pork with Korar sauce, 191
Eggs, 218
Coffee, 262

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