The Banana Breakfast early into Gravity's Rainbow is memorable. Though it is but one long scene.
Unfortunately there's that OTHER eating scene in there.
As for Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has some lovely descriptions of chocolate (and other sweets).
Cryptonomicon has an entire chapter devoted to Cap'n Crunch.
Random House tweeted the sad news that author Brian Jacques has died.
it would be perfect for our "Books and the Bookish" salon
One of my favorite novels about books is Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley. [link] Utterly charming with a 39-year-old heroine who is smart, brave, determined and funny. It's actually one of my favorite books ever.
I just read
Knuffle Bunny Free
to Em for the first time.
Not on, Aimee, sobbing as you read to your child. Not on.
Oh jeez, Aimee, that one could make Lee Marvin bawl.
Oh Aims, I'm sorry - if I'd known I would have warned you!
(Seriously, anyone else with appropriately aged children for this book - you will need at LEAST three practice reads in order to get through it without bawling. Take the book with you into the bathroom and read it out loud in front of the mirror. You'll thank me later.)
The letter to Trixie at the end? BROKEN AIMEE.
But, oh so very good.
Some friends of mine just told me about Knuffle Bunny a couple of weeks ago. Just their re-telling of it made me cry!