Books With the Most Memorable Titles

Descrição: 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.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

por Douglas Adams

38,181 membros

711 críticas

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
Explicações: Delameyo: Who wouldn't want to know how to jettison oneself far away from the troubles of Earth?

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

por Mark Haddon

43,619 membros

1,312 críticas

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

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

por Philip K. Dick

18,729 membros

466 críticas

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

The Left Hand of Darkness

por Ursula K. Le Guin

15,414 membros

369 críticas

15 Members: Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, Luke.w, melorafaelas
Explicações: 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

por Francesco Marciuliano

1,069 membros

53 críticas

3.8

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

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

por Carson McCullers

10,509 membros

237 críticas

12 Members: puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, Tea58, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin
Explicações: 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

por W.C. Sellar

2,553 membros

51 críticas

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

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

por Robert M. Pirsig

18,475 membros

276 críticas

3.8

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

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

por Douglas Adams

14,011 membros

117 críticas

3.9

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

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

por Mary Ann Shaffer

18,910 membros

1,231 críticas

4.2

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

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

por Italo Calvino

12,274 membros

252 críticas

4.1

10 Members: anglemark, kaixo, lizzy50usa, saskia17, CarltonC, lestrond, susanbooks, Dilara86, msemmag, Delameyo
Explicações: 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

por Catherynne M. Valente

3,736 membros

255 críticas

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

por Philip Gourevitch

3,408 membros

66 críticas

½ 4.4

7 Members: Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, LinnyNatei, elahrairah
Explicações: 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

por T. Kingfisher

880 membros

66 críticas

4.1

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

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

por Douglas Adams

12,004 membros

120 críticas

3.9

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

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

por Olga Tokarczuk

2,525 membros

131 críticas

3.9

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

We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea

por Arthur Ransome

964 membros

11 críticas

½ 4.3

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

Catch-22

por Joseph Heller

39,201 membros

514 críticas

4.1

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

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories

por Harlan Ellison

1,690 membros

47 críticas

3.8

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

To Kill a Mockingbird

por Harper Lee

76,558 membros

1,419 críticas

½ 4.4

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

My Family and Other Animals

por Gerald Durrell

5,138 membros

146 críticas

4.2

6 Members: tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
Explicações: 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

por Judith Viorst

13,901 membros

644 críticas

½ 4.3

5 Members: dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73
Explicações: 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

por Oliver Sacks

11,292 membros

203 críticas

3.9

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

My Sister, the Serial Killer

por Oyinkan Braithwaite

3,338 membros

241 críticas

3.8

5 Members: souloftherose, noveltea, DoomLuz, Delameyo, Fartomic
Explicações: 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

por Benjamin Stevenson

767 membros

44 críticas

3.8

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

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

por David Foster Wallace

4,720 membros

73 críticas

4.1

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

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

por Milan Kundera

22,111 membros

266 críticas

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

Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat

por Bill Watterson

4,176 membros

24 críticas

½ 4.6

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

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

por Joan Didion

4,025 membros

82 críticas

4.1

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

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

por Caitlin Doughty

1,001 membros

43 críticas

4 Members: VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

por Mike Brown

757 membros

35 críticas

4.1

4 Members: muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

por Rivka Galchen

496 membros

23 críticas

½ 3.7

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

Interview with the Vampire

por Anne Rice

22,507 membros

325 críticas

3.8

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

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

por Fannie Flagg

8,715 membros

184 críticas

4.1

4 Members: Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

por Charles Yu

2,192 membros

131 críticas

½ 3.4

4 Members: karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee

The Celery Stalks at Midnight

por James Howe

2,276 membros

23 críticas

3.8

4 Members: EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações: 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 Is Completely Fine

por Gail Honeyman

8,237 membros

513 críticas

4.1

4 Members: Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R

A Wrinkle in Time

por Madeleine L'Engle

38,334 membros

936 críticas

4 Members: scampus, jannon, tshorrom, stevejapel73

1984

por George Orwell

79,878 membros

1,246 críticas

4.2

4 Members: Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06

If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

por Sharyn McCrumb

756 membros

12 críticas

½ 3.6

4 Members: tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H

No Country for Old Men

por Cormac McCarthy

10,802 membros

286 críticas

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

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

por Becky Chambers

5,078 membros

344 críticas

3 Members: biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong

The Fellowship of the Ring

por J. R. R. Tolkien

53,014 membros

468 críticas

½ 4.4

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

Their Eyes Were Watching God

por Zora Neale Hurston

18,593 membros

337 críticas

4 Members: hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, rfl22338

When Breath Becomes Air

por Paul Kalanithi

5,296 membros

304 críticas

4.2

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

Just One Damned Thing After Another

por Jodi Taylor

1,956 membros

140 críticas

3.8

4 Members: tardis, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

por Sherman Alexie

11,278 membros

787 críticas

½ 4.3

3 Members: VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

por Becky Chambers

1,868 membros

108 críticas

4.2

3 Members: Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong

A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons

por Chris Behrsin

26 membros

1 crítica

½ 3.6

3 Members: masterdeski, al.vick, KaCatte

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

por Samuel R. Delany

1,341 membros

22 críticas

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

Life: A User's Manual

por Georges Perec

3,705 membros

54 críticas

½ 4.3

3 Members: kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama

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

por Tess Slesinger

60 membros

3 Members: elkiedee, susanbooks, KCGordon01

Por Quem os Sinos Dobram

por Ernest Hemingway

18,526 membros

177 críticas

3.9

3 Members: RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

por Louise Erdrich

1,947 membros

62 críticas

4.1

3 Members: mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy

Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

por Robin Sloan

8,097 membros

705 críticas

3.8

3 Members: muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

por Ken Kesey

23,722 membros

295 críticas

4.1

3 Members: mwdolls, tshorrom, Delameyo

Leaf by Niggle

por J. R. R. Tolkien

207 membros

3 críticas

4.2

3 Members: scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

por Charlie Mackesy

2,841 membros

118 críticas

½ 4.3

3 Members: perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

por E. L. Konigsburg

15,752 membros

273 críticas

4.2

3 Members: gmathis, jannon, ManWithAnAgenda

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

por Diana Gabaldon

1,344 membros

30 críticas

4.2

3 Members: rarm, Tess_W, cleed

Books Do Furnish a Room

por Anthony Powell

421 membros

14 críticas

3.9

3 Members: charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2

Like Water for Chocolate

por Laura Esquivel

11,721 membros

252 críticas

3.8

3 Members: mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

por Yukio Mishima

2,892 membros

56 críticas

3.8

3 Members: rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer

The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad

por Minister Faust

253 membros

10 críticas

½ 3.7

3 Members: tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee

Ella Minnow Pea

por Mark Dunn

3,804 membros

252 críticas

3.9

3 Members: VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed

A Confederacy of Dunces

por John Kennedy Toole

20,978 membros

462 críticas

3.9

3 Members: jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

por C. S. Lewis

44,319 membros

737 críticas

4.1

3 Members: scampus, dewasus1, jannon

Special Topics in Calamity Physics

por Marisha Pessl

6,505 membros

303 críticas

½ 3.6

3 Members: EMS_24, ReneeGKC, katemcangus
Explicações: 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

por Jason Pargin

200 membros

8 críticas

4.1

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

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling

por Bill Watterson

3,990 membros

17 críticas

½ 4.6

3 Members: cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda

Of Human Bondage

por W. Somerset Maugham

8,272 membros

143 críticas

4.1

3 Members: charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W

Bimbos of the Death Sun

por Sharyn McCrumb

1,065 membros

34 críticas

3.8

3 Members: noveltea, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed

Pride and Prejudice

por Jane Austen

78,352 membros

1,347 críticas

½ 4.4

2 Members: sturlington, susanbooks

In Search of Lost Time

por Marcel Proust

3,793 membros

44 críticas

½ 4.5

2 Members: ReneeGKC, susanbooks

Far from the Madding Crowd

por Thomas Hardy

11,092 membros

189 críticas

3 Members: susanbooks, rhbouchard, Tess_W
Explicações: 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

por Julian Rubinstein

707 membros

27 críticas

2 Members: VenusofUrbino, jemmatcf

The Lady's Not for Burning

por Christopher Fry

445 membros

7 críticas

½ 4.5

2 Members: haydninvienna, merrystar

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

por Amos Tutuola

243 membros

7 críticas

½ 3.7

2 Members: rarm, Michael.Rimmer

Once Is Not Enough

por Jacqueline Susann

464 membros

5 críticas

3.2

2 Members: mwdolls, Tess_W

O amor nos tempos do cólera

por Gabriel Garcia Marquez

27,243 membros

399 críticas

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

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

por Haruki Murakami

17,585 membros

365 críticas

4.2

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

Get Off the Unicorn

por Anne McCaffrey

2,200 membros

14 críticas

½ 3.7

2 Members: muumi, masterdeski
Explicações: 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.