When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Simone de Beauvoir (21.121)
- Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles (36.23, 38.20)
- Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes (38.20)
- Dante, The Inferno (16.23)
- O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi (3.48)
- Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (5.2)
- Eugene O'Neill, The Iceman Cometh (41.4)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (21.121)
- Mark Twain (15.61, 15.64, 21.121, 39.43)
- Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn (10.32, 15.48, 15.55, 18.8)
- Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer (2.17, 15.48, 15.52)
- Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (38.10)
Historical References
- 2008 Financial Crisis (3.13)
- Son of Sam (15.78)
- Gettysburg Address (15.138)
Pop Culture References
- M*A*S*H (1.23)
- Genesis, "Invisible Touch" (1.24)
- Liza Minnelli (2.6)
- Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out" (2.8)
- Noel Coward (10.20)
- Larry Williams, "Bony Moronie" (11.84, 23.35
- The Rolling Stones, "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (12.14)
- Alfred Hitchcock (21.84)
- Miami Vice (29.9)
- Madness, "That's the Way to Do It" (31.53)
- Punch and Judy (31.67)
- Oliver! (Broadway Musical), "As Long As He Needs Me" (36.29)
- Night Ranger, "Sister Christian" (37.112)
- Mark Hamill (44.4)
- Hugh Grant (and that sordid business from 1995) (45.5)
- Butthole Surfers (49.4, 49.36)
Nick's Movie References
- The Getaway (2.8)
- The Sure Thing (2.17)
- The Graduate (19.41)
- The Big Sleep (19.84)
- Double Indemnity (19.84)
- The Godfather (37.2)
- The Godfather Part II (37.112)
- The Last of the Mohicans (movie) (40.26)
- Love Finds Andy Hardy (59.37)
- Annie Hall (59.43)