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
- Mount Doom from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (3.189)
- James Patterson (3.199)
- V.C. Andrews (3.199)
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (3.199; 4.61; 5.54)
- Nurse Ratched from Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (4.15)
- Virginia Woolf (4.61)
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland (4.61)
- Machiavelli, The Prince (4.93)
- Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow (4.94) (5.54)
- Pablo Neruda (5.33)
- Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex (5.54)
- Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (5.56)
- Sister Souljah, The Coldest Winter Ever (5.59)
- Voltaire, Candide (11.2)
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies (11.67)
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (17.27)
- D.H. Lawrence (18.4)
Historical References
- Texas governor Ann Richards (1.9)
- The Titanic (2.74)
- John Kerry (3.194)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (4.74)
- George Washington (4.74)
- Rosa Parks (4.74)
- John Adams (5.33)
- Dick Cheney (9.50)
Pop Culture References
- Martha Stewart (references throughout)
- Eartha Kitt (1.15)
- Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" (1.28)
- The Piano (1.61)
- Terence Trent D'Arby (1.63)
- SkyLab (2.1)
- Bruce Jenner (2.3)
- Aileen Wuornos (3.53)
- Carmela Soprano (3.117)
- Bad Boys II (3.186)
- Red Sox and Manny Ramirez (3.194, 3.197)
- Wendy O. Williams (4.15)
- Laverne and Shirley (4.72)
- West Side Story (4.74)
- Linda Blair, Born Innocent (5.71)
- The Elephant Man (6.74; 13.39)
- Jerry Springer (6.74)
- Wimpy from Popeye (8.3)
- Village People (8.32)
- Eminem (9.21)
- Paris Hilton (9.21)
- Kings of Leon (9.50)
- Pavement (9.51)
- N.W.A. (9.51)
- Naughty by Nature (9.51)
- Teenage Fanclub (9.51)
- Blur (9.51)
- Metallica (9.51)
- Nirvana (9.51)
- LL Cool J (9.51)
- The Simpsons (10.73)
- Jackie Gleason (11.6)
- Marlboro Man (11.6; 16.79)
- Daddy Yankee, "Oye Mi Canto" (11.90)
- Fat Joe, "Lean Back" (11.92)
- Christina Milian, "Dip it Low" (11.93)
- Akon, "Locked Up" (11.95)
- Fear Factor (12.6; 15.1)
- Pokémon (12.65)
- Beyoncé (13.7)
- Jay-Z (13.7; 18.106)
- Andy Rooney (13.11)
- Diana Ross (13.33)
- Godzilla and Mothra (13.42)
- The Rock and Walking Tall (13.54)
- Snoopy (13.58)
- Radio (13.59)
- House of Sand and Fog (13.60)
- Lost in Translation (13.63)
- Winnie the Pooh (13.81)
- Jessica Simpson (14.26)
- Steven Van Zandt (14.74)
- The Sopranos (14.74)
- Elf (16.52)
- Lost in Space (17.25)
- The Color Purple(17.26)
- Lil' Kim (17.81)