Books With the Most Memorable Titles

1

Håndbog for vakse galakse-blaffere

af Douglas Adams

38,190 medlemmer

711 anmeldelser

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

2

Den mystiske sag om hunden i natten : roman

af Mark Haddon

43,628 medlemmer

1,313 anmeldelser

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

3

Drømmer androider om elektriske får?

af Philip K. Dick

18,739 medlemmer

466 anmeldelser

4

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

4

Mørkets venstre hånd

af Ursula K. Le Guin

15,421 medlemmer

369 anmeldelser

4

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

5

Farvel - og tak for fisk

af Douglas Adams

14,013 medlemmer

117 anmeldelser

3.9

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

6

I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats

af Francesco Marciuliano

1,070 medlemmer

53 anmeldelser

3.8

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

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

af Carson McCullers

10,509 medlemmer

237 anmeldelser

4

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

8

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

af W.C. Sellar

2,553 medlemmer

51 anmeldelser

4

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

9

Zen og kunsten at vedligeholde en motorcykel

af Robert M. Pirsig

18,479 medlemmer

276 anmeldelser

3.8

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

10

Guernseys litterære kartoffeltærteklub : roman

af Mary Ann Shaffer

18,917 medlemmer

1,231 anmeldelser

4.2

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

11

Hvis en vinternat en rejsende

af Italo Calvino

12,279 medlemmer

252 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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

af Catherynne M. Valente

3,739 medlemmer

255 anmeldelser

4.1

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

13

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

af Philip Gourevitch

3,409 medlemmer

66 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

af T. Kingfisher

881 medlemmer

66 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

af Douglas Adams

12,006 medlemmer

120 anmeldelser

3.9

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

16

Kør din plov over de dødes knogler

af Olga Tokarczuk

2,528 medlemmer

132 anmeldelser

3.9

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

17

We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea

af Arthur Ransome

964 medlemmer

11 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

18

Punkt 22

af Joseph Heller

39,199 medlemmer

514 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories

af Harlan Ellison

1,694 medlemmer

47 anmeldelser

3.8

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

20

Dræb ikke en sangfugl

af Harper Lee

76,581 medlemmer

1,419 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

21

Min familie og andre dyr

af Gerald Durrell

5,139 medlemmer

146 anmeldelser

4.2

6 Members: tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
Forklaringer: 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.

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

af Judith Viorst

13,905 medlemmer

644 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

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

af Oliver Sacks

11,297 medlemmer

204 anmeldelser

3.9

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

24

My Sister, the Serial Killer

af Oyinkan Braithwaite

3,339 medlemmer

241 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: souloftherose, noveltea, DoomLuz, Delameyo, Fartomic
Forklaringer: 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!

25

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

af Benjamin Stevenson

772 medlemmer

44 anmeldelser

3.8

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

26

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

af David Foster Wallace

4,722 medlemmer

73 anmeldelser

4.1

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

27

Tilværelsens ulidelige lethed

af Milan Kundera

22,118 medlemmer

266 anmeldelser

4

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

28

Stegte grønne tomater

af Fannie Flagg

8,717 medlemmer

184 anmeldelser

4.1

5 Members: Morphidae, Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen

29

Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat

af Bill Watterson

4,176 medlemmer

24 anmeldelser

½ 4.6

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

30

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

af Joan Didion

4,029 medlemmer

82 anmeldelser

4.1

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

31

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

af Caitlin Doughty

1,001 medlemmer

43 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R

32

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

af Mike Brown

758 medlemmer

35 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H

33

Just One Damned Thing After Another

af Jodi Taylor

1,958 medlemmer

140 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: tardis, Morphidae, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73

34

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

af Rivka Galchen

497 medlemmer

23 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

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

35

En vampyrs bekendelser

af Anne Rice

22,517 medlemmer

326 anmeldelser

3.8

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

36

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

af Charles Yu

2,193 medlemmer

131 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

4 Members: karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee

37

The Celery Stalks at Midnight

af James Howe

2,277 medlemmer

23 anmeldelser

3.8

4 Members: EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: 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.

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

af Gail Honeyman

8,243 medlemmer

513 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R

39

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

af E. L. Konigsburg

15,753 medlemmer

273 anmeldelser

4.2

4 Members: Morphidae, gmathis, jannon, ManWithAnAgenda

40

A Wrinkle in Time

af Madeleine L'Engle

38,352 medlemmer

936 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: scampus, jannon, tshorrom, stevejapel73

41

1984

af George Orwell

79,902 medlemmer

1,246 anmeldelser

4.2

4 Members: Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06

42

If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him

af Sharyn McCrumb

756 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

4 Members: tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H

43

Ikke et land for gamle mænd

af Cormac McCarthy

10,803 medlemmer

286 anmeldelser

4

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

44

Ella Minnow Pea

af Mark Dunn

3,805 medlemmer

252 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: Morphidae, VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed

45

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

af Becky Chambers

5,084 medlemmer

344 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong

46

Eventyret om ringen

af J. R. R. Tolkien

53,036 medlemmer

468 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

47

Their Eyes Were Watching God

af Zora Neale Hurston

18,601 medlemmer

337 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, rfl22338

48

When Breath Becomes Air

af Paul Kalanithi

5,300 medlemmer

304 anmeldelser

4.2

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

49

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

af Sherman Alexie

11,282 medlemmer

787 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans

50

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

af Becky Chambers

1,868 medlemmer

108 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong

51

A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons

af Chris Behrsin

27 medlemmer

1 anmeldelse

½ 3.6

3 Members: masterdeski, al.vick, KaCatte

52

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand

af Samuel R. Delany

1,341 medlemmer

22 anmeldelser

4

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

53

Livet - en brugsanvisning. Romaner

af Georges Perec

3,704 medlemmer

54 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama

54

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

af Tess Slesinger

60 medlemmer

4

3 Members: elkiedee, susanbooks, KCGordon01

55

Hvem ringer klokkerne for

af Ernest Hemingway

18,536 medlemmer

177 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338

56

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

af Louise Erdrich

1,948 medlemmer

62 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy

57

Hr. Penumbras døgnåbne bogbutik

af Robin Sloan

8,102 medlemmer

705 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC

58

Gøgereden

af Ken Kesey

23,727 medlemmer

295 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: mwdolls, tshorrom, Delameyo

59

Get Off the Unicorn

af Anne McCaffrey

2,200 medlemmer

14 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

3 Members: Morphidae, muumi, masterdeski
Forklaringer: 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.

60

Leaf by Niggle

af J. R. R. Tolkien

207 medlemmer

3 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73

61

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

af Charlie Mackesy

2,843 medlemmer

118 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen

62

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

af Diana Gabaldon

1,347 medlemmer

30 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: rarm, Tess_W, cleed

63

Books Do Furnish a Room

af Anthony Powell

422 medlemmer

14 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2

64

Hjerter i chili

af Laura Esquivel

11,726 medlemmer

252 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo

65

Sømanden, der pådrog sig havets vrede

af Yukio Mishima

2,894 medlemmer

56 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer

66

The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad

af Minister Faust

253 medlemmer

10 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

3 Members: tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee

67

Fjolsernes forbund : roman

af John Kennedy Toole

20,983 medlemmer

463 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy

68

Løven, heksen og garderobeskabet

af C. S. Lewis

44,344 medlemmer

740 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: scampus, dewasus1, jannon

69

Særlige emner inden for ulykkesteori : roman

af Marisha Pessl

6,504 medlemmer

303 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

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

70

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

af Jason Pargin

201 medlemmer

8 anmeldelser

4.1

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

71

Steen & Stoffer: Er der nogen uhyrer under sengen?

af Bill Watterson

3,990 medlemmer

17 anmeldelser

½ 4.6

3 Members: cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda

72

Of Human Bondage

af W. Somerset Maugham

8,273 medlemmer

143 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W

73

Bimbos of the Death Sun

af Sharyn McCrumb

1,065 medlemmer

34 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: noveltea, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed

74

Stolthed og fordom

af Jane Austen

78,368 medlemmer

1,346 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

2 Members: sturlington, susanbooks

75

På sporet af den tabte tid

af Marcel Proust

3,793 medlemmer

44 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

2 Members: ReneeGKC, susanbooks

76

Fjernt Fra Verdens Vrimmel

af Thomas Hardy

11,100 medlemmer

189 anmeldelser

4

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

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