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9 Books That Will Prepare You For Dining Hall Food Article Type: Top 10
The Sirloined Letter
A woman is blackmailed when she has stolen from her a letter containing private information regarding her steak preferences.
For the real thing, check out "The Purloined Letter."
Lord of the Fries
A group of preadolescent boys find themselves stranded in a fast food restaurant. Only the hungriest will survive.
For the real thing, check out Lord of the Flies.
The Calorie Count of Monte Cristo
A merchant sailor vows vengeance on the sandwich that went straight to his thighs.
For the real thing, check out The Count of Monte Cristo.
The Tell-Tale Fart
A man can no longer keep his indigestion under wraps when a sound from within his pants betrays his terrifying secret.
For the real thing, check out "The Tell-Tale Heart."
A View from the Fridge
An Italian-American longshoreman is caught in a love triangle between a leftover ham sandwich and a Hungry Man frozen entrée.
For the real thing, check out A View From the Bridge.
Flour for Algernon
Very few knew about the mouse’s short-lived but intense baking phase.
For the real thing, check out Flowers for Algernon.
The Crepes of Wrath
A Depression-era family travels to California in hopes of forging a better life, but are disappointed to find that rumors of the state's plentitude of buckwheat flour pancakes have been greatly overblown.
For the real thing, check out The Grapes of Wrath.
The Hot Wings of the Dove
An heiress with a terrible disease longs for the days when she had her health, and also for a plate of chicken dipped in buffalo sauce.
For the real thing, check out The Wings of the Dove.
The Bun Also Rises
A budding young baker is thrilled to learn that his cake wasn’t the only thing that turned out all right.
For the real thing, check out The Sun Also Rises.