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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