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
- Orpheus (1.4.116)
- Nostradamus (3.2.71)
- Sylvia Plath (3.5.3)
- Peter Hoeg, Smilla's Sense of Snow (3.5.3; 3.6.156)
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (4.2.16, 4.2.86)
- Prometheus (5.2.1)
- Zeus (5.2.2)
- Pandora (5.2.3)
- Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (5.3.114)
- Adam and Eve (6.2.1)
- Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer (7.4.3)
- Gandhi (9.8.3)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (9.8.3)
Historical References
- Charles Lindbergh (5.1.159)
- John F. Kennedy (6.1.30)
- Marie Antoinette (7.4.16)
- Confucius (9.3.6)
Pop Culture References
- Girl Scout Cookies (1.1.83)
- Gloria Allred (2.2.8)
- Florence Griffith-Joyner (3.1.40)
- J. Geils Band (3.1.47)
- Jackie Onassis (3.2.2)
- "Amazing Grace" (3.2.3)
- Bonnie and Clyde (3.3.3)
- Uncle Tupelo (3.4.5)
- Guinness Book of World Records (3.7.44; 6.2.72)
- The Today Show (3.7.48)
- Cary Grant (4.2.36)
- Superman (4.2.86, 4.2.136)
- Wonder Woman (4.2.86)
- Dawson's Creek (4.2.86)
- Peanuts/Charlie Brown (4.2.86)
- Don MacLean, "American Pie" (4.2.116)
- Ozzie and Harriet (4.2.163)
- The Osbournes (4.2.163)
- Oprah (4.3.122, 4.3.125)
- Jerry Springer (4.3.137)
- Tony Robbins (4.4.1)
- Spider-Man (4.4.29)
- Martha Stewart (4.6.23)
- Cinderella (5.1.176)
- Robin Leach, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (5.3.74)
- Hillary Clinton (5.2.79)
- Happy Days (6.2.6)
- The Way We Were (6.6.2)
- Pretty Woman (6.6.2)
- Ghost (6.6.2)
- Dirty Dancing (6.6.2)
- Barbra Streisand (6.6.4)
- Peter Jennings (6.6.56)
- Tom Brokaw (6.6.56)
- Candid Camera (7.3.129)
- The Wizard of Oz (9.8.1)
- Pro Wrestling (9.8.2)
- The Crocodile Hunter (9.8.2)
- Celebrity Boxing (9.8.5)
- The Brady Bunch (9.8.6)
- Alf (9.8.22)
- Mr. Ed (9.8.22)
- Aretha Franklin (10.7.19)
- I Love Lucy (Epilogue.5)