(^21) An actual, if very obscure, English word, which means “the spending of too much money on food.” " Later, Colin contemplated, "Why had Ovid lived in Ancient Rome in 20 BCE (^22) and not Chicago in 2006 CE? …" For an example, I just recently learned that Roman Emperor Vitellius once ate one thousand oysters in one day, which is a very impressive act of abligurition, (^21). Please excuse my makeshift footnotes.Ĭolin was explaining to one of the Katherines, "Because its important to know things. He also gave the reader explanations to inside jokes between characters and funny anecdotes.Īn excellent example of Green's footnote use happened on page 46 of the book in a conversation between one of the many Katherines and Colin.
John Green did provide actual definitions of unknown words and/or historical events, but in a humorous way. Usually we associate footnotes with boring citations and longwinded explanations to an unknown word or event the author is alluding to. A strength in An Abundance of Katherines was the use of footnotes.
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