Books With the Most Memorable Titles

Beskrivning: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter... The Unbearable Lightness of Being... Very Far Away from Anywhere Else... Sometimes, a title just stands out. Our List of the Month this August is devoted to the most striking, most memorable book titles we have encountered. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Given the subjective nature of the list, please do not downvote titles.
Medlemmar: 147 medlemmar som deltar
Aquila, susanbooks, DoomLuz, stevejapel73, KeithChaffee, paradoxosalpha, Porua, velvetdex, mwdolls, hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, jannon, gypsysmom, noveltea, saskia17, Tosta, kara.shamy, EMS_24, perennialreader, cpg, miller.max, msjudy, Tess_W, Michael.Rimmer, mldg, RBeffa, ahef1963, CarolynBurke7, rhbouchard, Rommert, tommi180744, asiralh, dewasus1, CarltonC, dale01, Karen74Leigh, al.vick, tardis, merrystar, cleed, Hope_H, charl08, haydninvienna, slimikin, Pathug50, abbottthomas, Delameyo, Time2Read2, muumi, ManWithAnAgenda, scampus, EerierIdyllMeme, amanda4242, jemmatcf, ReneeGKC, rfl22338, Euryale, NoPlanetB, Yuki-Onna, katemcangus, igorken, terran, kleo, karenb, vwinsloe, barefootsong, kaixo, kleh, lizzy50usa, JadrankaCuculovic, WaltNoise, ijustgetbored, VenusofUrbino, Ann_R, dara85, Cecrow, gmathis, Bookish59, elahrairah, msemmag, Stewdar, Micheller7, elkiedee, yoyogod, raidergirl3, valentina_pelli06, olegalCA, anglemark, Dilara86, masterdeski, Luke.w, vallis-salutis, Fartomic, tealadytoo, Tea58, nenasfilla, bjappleg8, AbigailAdams26, princessgarnet, souloftherose, tina1969, Eavans, LinnyNatei, bluemama, cameronl, Kathaleen, Julie_in_the_Library, MM_Jones, LDVoorberg, tshorrom, Moloch, arethusarose, nrmay, Morphidae, AndreasJ, ReadHanded, vancouverdeb, AnnGoraczko, cheryl_bannerman, ThinklingsBooks, Jak_Z, oldtimers, KCGordon01, c_why, RaeCreated, -Pia-, banriona, djriave, KaCatte, Milda-TX, puabi, Verkruissen, jeanie0510, spyrunner, lestrond, melorafaelas, biscuits, Ling.Lass, Doey, Sethgsamuel, laytonwoman3rd, VivienneR, LibraryCin, charlottem, Capybara_99, SkateGuard

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Rankning Titel Författare Tillagt

Liftarens guide till galaxen

av Douglas Adams

38,159 medlemmar

710 recensioner

4.2

22 Members: tardis, scampus, kaixo, charl08, abbottthomas, amanda4242, CarltonC, merrystar, Pathug50, Stewdar, kleh, igorken, kara.shamy, msemmag, barefootsong, JadrankaCuculovic, asiralh, Julie_in_the_Library, DoomLuz, cleed, Delameyo, valentina_pelli06
Förklaringar: Delameyo: Who wouldn't want to know how to jettison oneself far away from the troubles of Earth?

Den besynnerliga händelsen med hunden om natten

av Mark Haddon

43,593 medlemmar

1,311 recensioner

3.9

20 Members: dara85, mwdolls, charl08, raidergirl3, LDVoorberg, CarltonC, Pathug50, kleh, igorken, jemmatcf, Verkruissen, jeanie0510, msemmag, barefootsong, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06, rfl22338

Androidens drömmar

av Philip K. Dick

18,712 medlemmar

465 recensioner

18 Members: karenb, anglemark, charl08, CarltonC, Pathug50, kleh, igorken, Porua, al.vick, msemmag, barefootsong, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, cleed, Luke.w, velvetdex, rfl22338

Mörkrets vänstra hand

av Ursula K. Le Guin

15,404 medlemmar

369 recensioner

15 Members: Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, Luke.w, melorafaelas
Förklaringar: elahrairah: From the moment I heard of this book I was captivated. What did it mean? I read it expecting magic and wizards and stuff, what I got was a schooling.

I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats

av Francesco Marciuliano

1,065 medlemmar

53 recensioner

3.8

11 Members: laytonwoman3rd, mwdolls, muumi, masterdeski, Tea58, ReneeGKC, Bookish59, al.vick, Hope_H, stevejapel73, Fartomic
Förklaringar: stevejapel73: Well, because cats.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

av Carson McCullers

10,502 medlemmar

237 recensioner

12 Members: puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, Tea58, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin
Förklaringar: NoPlanetB: Here in the heart of Summer, sweet is life to me still - But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.

1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember Including One Hundred and Three Good Things, Five Bad Kings, and Two Genuine Dates

av W.C. Sellar

2,553 medlemmar

51 recensioner

11 Members: tardis, scampus, anglemark, EerierIdyllMeme, haydninvienna, merrystar, Pathug50, Stewdar, kleh, djriave, Karen74Leigh

Zen och konsten att sköta en motorcykel

av Robert M. Pirsig

18,462 medlemmar

276 recensioner

3.8

11 Members: abbottthomas, dewasus1, haydninvienna, CarltonC, Stewdar, kleh, igorken, perennialreader, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, rfl22338

Ajöss och tack för fisken

av Douglas Adams

14,003 medlemmar

117 recensioner

3.9

12 Members: scampus, kaixo, Euryale, jannon, Pathug50, Bookish59, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, noveltea, asiralh, Julie_in_the_Library, cleed

Guernseys litteratur- och potatisskalspajssällskap

av Mary Ann Shaffer

18,898 medlemmar

1,230 recensioner

4.2

10 Members: raidergirl3, merrystar, Pathug50, perennialreader, tina1969, gypsysmom, msjudy, Tosta, Ann_R, rfl22338

Om en vinternatt en resande

av Italo Calvino

12,255 medlemmar

252 recensioner

4.1

10 Members: anglemark, kaixo, lizzy50usa, saskia17, CarltonC, lestrond, susanbooks, Dilara86, msemmag, Delameyo
Förklaringar: lestrond: The title is open-ended - as should be the description of any story.

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

av Catherynne M. Valente

3,735 medlemmar

255 recensioner

4.1

9 Members: rarm, muumi, haydninvienna, merrystar, Bookish59, vwinsloe, Hope_H, barefootsong, asiralh

We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda

av Philip Gourevitch

3,406 medlemmar

66 recensioner

½ 4.4

7 Members: Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, LinnyNatei, elahrairah
Förklaringar: elahrairah: This was the first one I thought of for this list. A title that stabs you in the heart straight away.

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

av T. Kingfisher

874 medlemmar

66 recensioner

4.1

7 Members: tardis, charl08, haydninvienna, masterdeski, merrystar, Doey, al.vick

Tedags för dystra själar

av Douglas Adams

11,999 medlemmar

120 recensioner

3.9

8 Members: tardis, scampus, kaixo, Pathug50, kleh, barefootsong, cleed, slimikin

Styr din plog över de dödas ben

av Olga Tokarczuk

2,517 medlemmar

131 recensioner

3.9

8 Members: Euryale, CarltonC, Milda-TX, Bookish59, vwinsloe, miller.max, Hope_H, cleed

Kapten John går till sjöss

av Arthur Ransome

962 medlemmar

11 recensioner

½ 4.3

6 Members: tardis, scampus, arethusarose, abbottthomas, c_why, bluemama

Moment 22

av Joseph Heller

39,172 medlemmar

514 recensioner

4.1

7 Members: vallis-salutis, mwdolls, Cecrow, sturlington, igorken, vwinsloe, Karen74Leigh
Förklaringar: vallis-salutis: Now a ubiquitous catchphrase.

Det tysta ropet : [noveller]

av Harlan Ellison

1,692 medlemmar

47 recensioner

3.8

7 Members: Hope_H, tealadytoo, msemmag, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, Fartomic

Dödssynden

av Harper Lee

76,507 medlemmar

1,418 recensioner

½ 4.4

7 Members: sturlington, jemmatcf, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, DoomLuz, valentina_pelli06

Min familj och andra djur

av Gerald Durrell

5,134 medlemmar

146 recensioner

4.2

6 Members: tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
Förklaringar: muumi: Most of Gerald Durrell's titles are extremely memorable. A Zoo in My Luggage? The Overloaded Ark? This title can stand in for the entire oeuvre of a master title-maker.
Delameyo: This title came across my radar because the author Gerald Durrell not only spent time in Corfu, but also travelled to my native country, Guyana and described the biodiversity and wonder he encountered. It definitely makes me wonder what kind of people did such journeys around the globe, and appreciate his contributions to wildlife conservation.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

av Judith Viorst

13,909 medlemmar

644 recensioner

½ 4.3

5 Members: dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73
Förklaringar: spyrunner: I only read this because of the title.
stevejapel73: Haven't we all had these days?

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

av Oliver Sacks

11,289 medlemmar

203 recensioner

3.9

6 Members: Euryale, abbottthomas, Micheller7, EMS_24, al.vick, asiralh

My Sister, the Serial Killer

av Oyinkan Braithwaite

3,329 medlemmar

241 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: souloftherose, noveltea, DoomLuz, Delameyo, Fartomic
Förklaringar: Delameyo: Last name is similar to mine. Young African female author talking about a sensitive, yet poignant relationship in an unexpectedly sardonic way. And the cover!

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

av Benjamin Stevenson

754 medlemmar

44 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: souloftherose, Bookish59, olegalCA, Hope_H, RaeCreated

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

av David Foster Wallace

4,716 medlemmar

73 recensioner

4.1

5 Members: cpg, muumi, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh

Varats olidliga lätthet

av Milan Kundera

22,102 medlemmar

266 recensioner

5 Members: haydninvienna, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, cleed

Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat

av Bill Watterson

4,176 medlemmar

24 recensioner

½ 4.6

5 Members: charl08, merrystar, Pathug50, al.vick, LinnyNatei

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

av Joan Didion

4,023 medlemmar

82 recensioner

4.1

5 Members: charl08, abbottthomas, CarltonC, katemcangus, stevejapel73

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

av Caitlin Doughty

997 medlemmar

43 recensioner

4 Members: VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

av Mike Brown

755 medlemmar

35 recensioner

4.1

4 Members: muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

av Rivka Galchen

494 medlemmar

23 recensioner

½ 3.7

4 Members: rarm, miller.max, kara.shamy, Tosta

En vampyrs bekännelse

av Anne Rice

22,498 medlemmar

325 recensioner

3.8

4 Members: tina1969, Karen74Leigh, DoomLuz, Luke.w

Stekta gröna tomater på Whistle Stop Café

av Fannie Flagg

8,712 medlemmar

184 recensioner

4.1

4 Members: Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

av Charles Yu

2,190 medlemmar

131 recensioner

½ 3.4

4 Members: karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee

The Celery Stalks at Midnight

av James Howe

2,278 medlemmar

23 recensioner

3.8

4 Members: EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: muumi: I've always liked this title. Not enough to read a children's book about vegetarian vampire bunnies, but enough to smile about it.

Eleanor Oliphant mår alldeles utmärkt

av Gail Honeyman

8,222 medlemmar

513 recensioner

4.1

4 Members: Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R

Ett veck i tiden

av Madeleine L'Engle

38,310 medlemmar

936 recensioner

4 Members: scampus, jannon, tshorrom, stevejapel73

Nittonhundraåttiofyra

av George Orwell

79,807 medlemmar

1,245 recensioner

4.2

4 Members: Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06

If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

av Sharyn McCrumb

757 medlemmar

12 recensioner

½ 3.6

4 Members: tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H

No country for old men

av Cormac McCarthy

10,793 medlemmar

286 recensioner

4 Members: abbottthomas, katemcangus, kara.shamy, DoomLuz

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

av Becky Chambers

5,077 medlemmar

343 recensioner

3 Members: biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong

Sagan om ringen

av J. R. R. Tolkien

52,960 medlemmar

465 recensioner

½ 4.4

4 Members: scampus, kleo, kara.shamy, Ann_R

Their Eyes Were Watching God

av Zora Neale Hurston

18,576 medlemmar

337 recensioner

4 Members: hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, rfl22338

When Breath Becomes Air

av Paul Kalanithi

5,286 medlemmar

304 recensioner

4.2

4 Members: mwdolls, katemcangus, Tess_W, kara.shamy

Just One Damned Thing After Another

av Jodi Taylor

1,954 medlemmar

140 recensioner

3.8

4 Members: tardis, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73

Den absolut sanna historien om mitt liv som halvtidsindian

av Sherman Alexie

11,270 medlemmar

787 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

av Becky Chambers

1,852 medlemmar

108 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong

A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons

av Chris Behrsin

26 medlemmar

1 recension

½ 3.6

3 Members: masterdeski, al.vick, KaCatte

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

av Samuel R. Delany

1,342 medlemmar

22 recensioner

3 Members: karenb, paradoxosalpha, amanda4242
Förklaringar: paradoxosalpha: Who couldn't love this title?

Livet en bruksanvisning

av Georges Perec

3,700 medlemmar

53 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama

On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover and Other Stories

av Tess Slesinger

60 medlemmar

3 Members: elkiedee, susanbooks, KCGordon01

Klockan klämtar för dig

av Ernest Hemingway

18,508 medlemmar

177 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

av Louise Erdrich

1,944 medlemmar

62 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy

Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

av Robin Sloan

8,087 medlemmar

704 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC

Gökboet

av Ken Kesey

23,700 medlemmar

295 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: mwdolls, tshorrom, Delameyo

Leaf by Niggle

av J. R. R. Tolkien

206 medlemmar

3 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73

Pojken, mullvaden, räven och hästen

av Charlie Mackesy

2,834 medlemmar

118 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen

Två rymmare och en ängel

av E. L. Konigsburg

15,743 medlemmar

273 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: gmathis, jannon, ManWithAnAgenda

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

av Diana Gabaldon

1,341 medlemmar

30 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: rarm, Tess_W, cleed

Books Do Furnish a Room

av Anthony Powell

421 medlemmar

14 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2

Kärlek het som chili

av Laura Esquivel

11,715 medlemmar

252 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo

Sjömannen som föll i onåd hos havet

av Yukio Mishima

2,884 medlemmar

56 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer

The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad

av Minister Faust

253 medlemmar

10 recensioner

½ 3.7

3 Members: tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee

Ella Minnow Pea

av Mark Dunn

3,802 medlemmar

252 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed

Dumskallarnas sammansvärjning

av John Kennedy Toole

20,965 medlemmar

462 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy

Häxan och lejonet

av C. S. Lewis

44,277 medlemmar

737 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: scampus, dewasus1, jannon

Fördjupade studier i katastroffysik

av Marisha Pessl

6,503 medlemmar

303 recensioner

½ 3.6

3 Members: EMS_24, ReneeGKC, katemcangus
Förklaringar: EMS_24: I have no idea what the book is about, but the title has always been intriguing to me

If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe

av Jason Pargin

196 medlemmar

8 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: paradoxosalpha, olegalCA
Förklaringar: paradoxosalpha: Um, well, don't you think so?

Något dreglar under sängen : en Kalle och Hobbe-samling

av Bill Watterson

3,987 medlemmar

17 recensioner

½ 4.6

3 Members: cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda

Människans slaveri

av W. Somerset Maugham

8,269 medlemmar

143 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W

Bimbos of the Death Sun

av Sharyn McCrumb

1,067 medlemmar

34 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: noveltea, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed

Stolthet och fördom

av Jane Austen

78,312 medlemmar

1,344 recensioner

½ 4.4

2 Members: sturlington, susanbooks

In Search of Lost Time

av Marcel Proust

3,791 medlemmar

43 recensioner

½ 4.5

2 Members: ReneeGKC, susanbooks

Far from the Madding Crowd

av Thomas Hardy

11,081 medlemmar

189 recensioner

3 Members: susanbooks, rhbouchard, Tess_W
Förklaringar: rhbouchard: This has to be among the top ten. We all have experienced a "Madding Crowd".

Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives and Broken Hearts

av Julian Rubinstein

707 medlemmar

27 recensioner

2 Members: VenusofUrbino, jemmatcf

The Lady's Not for Burning

av Christopher Fry

445 medlemmar

7 recensioner

½ 4.5

2 Members: haydninvienna, merrystar

Mitt liv i spökenas bush

av Amos Tutuola

243 medlemmar

7 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: rarm, Michael.Rimmer

En gång är inte nog

av Jacqueline Susann

463 medlemmar

5 recensioner

3.2

2 Members: mwdolls, Tess_W

Kärlek i kolerans tid

av Gabriel Garcia Marquez

27,223 medlemmar

399 recensioner

2 Members: rhbouchard, rfl22338
Förklaringar: rhbouchard: Well, no better interesting title.

Fågeln som vrider upp världen

av Haruki Murakami

17,576 medlemmar

365 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: miller.max, NoPlanetB
Förklaringar: NoPlanetB: “Anyway Mr Wind-Up Bird, did you notice that the ladder’s gone?”

Get Off the Unicorn

av Anne McCaffrey

2,199 medlemmar

14 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: muumi, masterdeski
Förklaringar: muumi: This one is not just an unusual title, it's a hilarious editorial mistake. McCaffrey wanted "Get OF", ie progeny of ,"the Unicorn" and it got stupidly changed -- and it made her laugh and agree to keep it because it's funny in its own right.