Names
Villavicencio's first name
What is Karla?
The country in which the story of "How To Tell a True War Story" by Tim O'Brien takes place
What is Vietnam?
"I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went blank, empty"
Who is Richard Wright?
Has a dog named Sunshine
Who is Campbell?
Has a Maltipoo named Goldie
Who is Christian?
The title of Zauner's album
What is Psychopomp?
The city in which Villavicencio lives now (and the title of her last chapter)
What is New Haven
"A friend of his gets killed, so about a week later Rat sits down and writes a letter to the guy's sister."
Who is Tim O'Brien?
Who is Chelsea?
Has eight siblings
Who is Lucas?
The name of Michelle Zauner's band
What is Japanese Breakfast?
The city near which Dr. Zusky grew up
What is Boston?
"Obviously, bad memoirs are narcissistic; good memoirs are about all of us."
Who is Cheryl Strayed?
Has a sibling who works with a modeling agency
Who is Brady?
Has the middle name Milburn
Who is Mimi?
The Americanized name that Firoozeh Dumas admits to using in Funny in Farsi
What is Julie?
The country where Villavicencio was born
What is Ecuador?
"This book will give you permission to let go. This book will give you permission to be free."
Who is Boone?
Grandparents met at Rockerfeller building in NYC
Who is Kira?
The dead guy in the tree in Tim O'Brien's "How To Tell a True War Story"
Who is Curt Lemon?
The city where Zauner grew up (she talks about growing up on a large property outside this city)
The food court is the perfect place to people-watch while sucking down salty, fatty, black-bean noodles.
Who is Michelle Zauner?
Both of this student's parents were born and raised in Rochester, NY
Who is Esme?
Keeps a mouse toy named Whiskers from infancy
Who is Evan?