Every Exquisite Thing

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by Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author)

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Anne I was hoping there would be a list of all the references when I reached the end of the book, too! I highlighted several of the poems and songs as I wa…moreI was hoping there would be a list of all the references when I reached the end of the book, too! I highlighted several of the poems and songs as I was reading, but didn't catch all of them. Here's a semi-complete list:

- poetry of Charles Bukowski: "The Genius of the Crowd," "Roll the Dice," "Bluebird"
- poetry of Philip Larkin: "Annus Mirabilis," "High Windows"
- music by Lightspeed Champion: "Midnight Surprise," "Salty Water"
- music by Los Campesinos!: "In Medias Res," "What Death Leaves Behind," Album "Hold On Now, Youngster"
- Beatles: "Paperback Writer"
- poem by Pablo Neruda: "Tonight I Can Write"
- play by Sophocles: Antigone
- music by Pat Benatar: "Love is a Battlefield," "Invincible," "All Fired Up"
- novel by Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray(less)
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Niamh When reading the book you get to know Nanette better and in the middle of the book, I think, you find out that she is 18 years old.

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