Books With the Most Memorable Titles

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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.
1
Le Guide du routard galactique
de Douglas Adams
38,186 membres
711 critiques
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
Explications
Delameyo: Who wouldn't want to know how to jettison oneself far away from the troubles of Earth?
3
Blade Runner
de Philip K. Dick
18,737 membres
466 critiques
4
18 Members
karenb, anglemark, charl08, CarltonC, Pathug50, kleh, igorken, Porua, al.vick, msemmag, barefootsong, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, cleed, Luke.w, velvetdex, rfl22338
4
La main gauche de la nuit
de Ursula K. Le Guin
15,418 membres
369 critiques
4
15 Members
Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, Luke.w, melorafaelas
Explications
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
Salut, et encore merci pour le poisson
de Douglas Adams
14,012 membres
117 critiques
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
de Francesco Marciuliano
1,069 membres
53 critiques
3.8
11 Members
laytonwoman3rd, mwdolls, muumi, masterdeski, Tea58, ReneeGKC, Bookish59, al.vick, Hope_H, stevejapel73, Fartomic
Explications
stevejapel73: Well, because cats.
7
Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
de Carson McCullers
10,509 membres
237 critiques
4
12 Members
puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, Tea58, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin
Explications
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.
10
Le Cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates
de Mary Ann Shaffer
18,914 membres
1,231 critiques
4.2
10 Members
raidergirl3, merrystar, Pathug50, perennialreader, tina1969, gypsysmom, msjudy, Tosta, Ann_R, rfl22338
11
Si par une nuit d'hiver un voyageur
de Italo Calvino
12,275 membres
252 critiques
4.1
10 Members
anglemark, kaixo, lizzy50usa, saskia17, CarltonC, lestrond, susanbooks, Dilara86, msemmag, Delameyo
Explications
lestrond: The title is open-ended - as should be the description of any story.
13
Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer que, demain, nous serons tués avec nos familles. Chroniques rwandaises
de Philip Gourevitch
3,409 membres
66 critiques
½ 4.4
7 Members
Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, LinnyNatei, elahrairah
Explications
elahrairah: This was the first one I thought of for this list. A title that stabs you in the heart straight away.
14
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
de T. Kingfisher
881 membres
66 critiques
4.1
7 Members
tardis, charl08, haydninvienna, masterdeski, merrystar, Doey, al.vick
15
Beau comme un aéroport
de Douglas Adams
12,005 membres
120 critiques
3.9
8 Members
tardis, scampus, kaixo, Pathug50, kleh, barefootsong, cleed, slimikin
16
Sur les Ossements des morts
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,527 membres
131 critiques
3.9
8 Members
Euryale, CarltonC, Milda-TX, Bookish59, vwinsloe, miller.max, Hope_H, cleed
17
Nous ne voulions pas aller en mer
de Arthur Ransome
964 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
tardis, scampus, arethusarose, abbottthomas, c_why, bluemama
18
Catch 22
de Joseph Heller
39,208 membres
514 critiques
4.1
7 Members
vallis-salutis, mwdolls, Cecrow, sturlington, igorken, vwinsloe, Karen74Leigh
Explications
vallis-salutis: Now a ubiquitous catchphrase.
19
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories
de Harlan Ellison
1,692 membres
47 critiques
3.8
7 Members
Hope_H, tealadytoo, msemmag, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, Fartomic
20
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
76,573 membres
1,419 critiques
½ 4.4
7 Members
sturlington, jemmatcf, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, DoomLuz, valentina_pelli06
21
Ma famille et autres animaux
de Gerald Durrell
5,139 membres
146 critiques
4.2
6 Members
tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
Explications
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.
22
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
de Judith Viorst
13,904 membres
644 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73
Explications
spyrunner: I only read this because of the title.
stevejapel73: Haven't we all had these days?
23
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
de Oliver Sacks
11,295 membres
204 critiques
3.9
6 Members
Euryale, abbottthomas, Micheller7, EMS_24, al.vick, asiralh
24
My Sister, the Serial Killer
de Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,338 membres
241 critiques
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, noveltea, DoomLuz, Delameyo, Fartomic
Explications
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
de Benjamin Stevenson
772 membres
44 critiques
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, Bookish59, olegalCA, Hope_H, RaeCreated
26
Un truc soi-disant super auquel on ne me reprendra pas
de David Foster Wallace
4,721 membres
73 critiques
4.1
5 Members
cpg, muumi, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh
27
L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être
de Milan Kundera
22,116 membres
266 critiques
4
5 Members
haydninvienna, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, cleed
28
Beignets de tomates vertes
de Fannie Flagg
8,716 membres
184 critiques
4.1
5 Members
Morphidae, Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen
30
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
de Joan Didion
4,029 membres
82 critiques
4.1
5 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, CarltonC, katemcangus, stevejapel73
31
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
de Caitlin Doughty
1,001 membres
43 critiques
4
4 Members
VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R
32
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
de Mike Brown
758 membres
35 critiques
4.1
4 Members
muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H
33
Just One Damned Thing After Another
de Jodi Taylor
1,958 membres
140 critiques
3.8
5 Members
tardis, Morphidae, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73
34
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
de Rivka Galchen
497 membres
23 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
rarm, miller.max, kara.shamy, Tosta
35
Entretien avec un vampire
de Anne Rice
22,512 membres
326 critiques
3.8
4 Members
tina1969, Karen74Leigh, DoomLuz, Luke.w
36
Guide de survie pour le voyageur du temps amateur
de Charles Yu
2,193 membres
131 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee
37
The Celery Stalks at Midnight
de James Howe
2,277 membres
23 critiques
3.8
4 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
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.
38
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
8,242 membres
513 critiques
4.1
4 Members
Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R
39
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
de E. L. Konigsburg
15,750 membres
273 critiques
4.2
4 Members
Morphidae, gmathis, jannon, ManWithAnAgenda
40
A Wrinkle in Time
de Madeleine L'Engle
38,343 membres
936 critiques
4
4 Members
scampus, jannon, tshorrom, stevejapel73
41
1984
de George Orwell
79,896 membres
1,246 critiques
4.2
4 Members
Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06
42
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him
de Sharyn McCrumb
756 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H
43
No country for old men
de Cormac McCarthy
10,803 membres
286 critiques
4
4 Members
abbottthomas, katemcangus, kara.shamy, DoomLuz
44
Ella Minnow Pea
de Mark Dunn
3,804 membres
252 critiques
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed
45
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
de Becky Chambers
5,081 membres
344 critiques
4
3 Members
biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong
46
La Communauté de l'anneau
de J. R. R. Tolkien
53,027 membres
468 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
scampus, kleo, kara.shamy, Ann_R
47
Mais leurs yeux dardaient sur Dieu
de Zora Neale Hurston
18,596 membres
337 critiques
4
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, rfl22338
48
When Breath Becomes Air
de Paul Kalanithi
5,299 membres
304 critiques
4.2
4 Members
mwdolls, katemcangus, Tess_W, kara.shamy
49
Le premier qui pleure a perdu
de Sherman Alexie
11,281 membres
787 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans
50
Un psaume pour les recyclés sauvages
de Becky Chambers
1,868 membres
108 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong
51
A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons
de Chris Behrsin
27 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
3 Members
masterdeski, al.vick, KaCatte
52
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
de Samuel R. Delany
1,341 membres
22 critiques
4
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, amanda4242
Explications
paradoxosalpha: Who couldn't love this title?
53
La vie mode d'emploi
de Georges Perec
3,704 membres
54 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama
55
Pour qui sonne le glas
de Ernest Hemingway
18,531 membres
177 critiques
3.9
3 Members
RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338
56
Dernier rapport sur les miracles à Little No Horse
de Louise Erdrich
1,948 membres
62 critiques
4.1
3 Members
mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy
57
M. Pénombre libraire ouvert jour et nuit
de Robin Sloan
8,100 membres
705 critiques
3.8
3 Members
muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC
58
Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou
de Ken Kesey
23,724 membres
295 critiques
4.1
3 Members
mwdolls, tshorrom, Delameyo
59
La dame de la haute tour
de Anne McCaffrey
2,200 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
Morphidae, muumi, masterdeski
Explications
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
de J. R. R. Tolkien
207 membres
3 critiques
4.2
3 Members
scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73
61
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
de Charlie Mackesy
2,843 membres
118 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen
62
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
de Diana Gabaldon
1,345 membres
30 critiques
4.2
3 Members
rarm, Tess_W, cleed
63
Des livres au mètre. La ronde de la musique du temps, vol. 10
de Anthony Powell
421 membres
14 critiques
3.9
3 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2
64
Chocolat amer
de Laura Esquivel
11,725 membres
252 critiques
3.8
3 Members
mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo
65
Le Marin rejeté par la mer
de Yukio Mishima
2,894 membres
56 critiques
3.8
3 Members
rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer
66
The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
de Minister Faust
253 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee
67
La conjuration des imbéciles
de John Kennedy Toole
20,982 membres
463 critiques
3.9
3 Members
jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy
68
Les Chroniques de Narnia, tome 2 : L'Armoire magique
de C. S. Lewis
44,332 membres
737 critiques
4.1
3 Members
scampus, dewasus1, jannon
69
La physique des catastrophes
de Marisha Pessl
6,504 membres
303 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
EMS_24, ReneeGKC, katemcangus
Explications
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
de Jason Pargin
201 membres
8 critiques
4.1
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, olegalCA
Explications
paradoxosalpha: Um, well, don't you think so?
71
Something Under the Bed Is Drooling: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
de Bill Watterson
3,990 membres
17 critiques
½ 4.6
3 Members
cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda
72
Servitude humaine
de W. Somerset Maugham
8,272 membres
143 critiques
4.1
3 Members
charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W
73
Bimbos of the Death Sun
de Sharyn McCrumb
1,065 membres
34 critiques
3.8
3 Members
noveltea, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed
74
Pride and Prejudice (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen)
de Jane Austen
78,368 membres
1,347 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
sturlington, susanbooks
75
À la recherche du temps perdu
de Marcel Proust
3,793 membres
44 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
ReneeGKC, susanbooks
76
Loin de la foule déchaînée
de Thomas Hardy
11,097 membres
189 critiques
4
3 Members
susanbooks, rhbouchard, Tess_W
Explications
rhbouchard: This has to be among the top ten. We all have experienced a "Madding Crowd".
78
The Lady's Not for Burning
de Christopher Fry
445 membres
7 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
haydninvienna, merrystar
79
Ma vie dans la brousse des fantômes
de Amos Tutuola
243 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
rarm, Michael.Rimmer
80
Une Fois Ne Suffit Pas T1
de Jacqueline Susann
464 membres
5 critiques
3.2
2 Members
mwdolls, Tess_W
81
L'amour aux temps du choléra
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,246 membres
400 critiques
4
2 Members
rhbouchard, rfl22338
Explications
rhbouchard: Well, no better interesting title.
82
Chroniques de l'oiseau à ressort
de Haruki Murakami
17,519 membres
365 critiques
4.2
2 Members
miller.max, NoPlanetB
Explications
NoPlanetB: “Anyway Mr Wind-Up Bird, did you notice that the ladder’s gone?”
83
The Violent Bear It Away
de Flannery O'Connor
1,725 membres
45 critiques
4
2 Members
Tea58, katemcangus
84
Extrêmement fort et incroyablement près
de Jonathan Safran Foer
16,343 membres
465 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Moloch, dale01
85
Dans le jardin de la bête
de Erik Larson
7,424 membres
331 critiques
3.8
2 Members
tommi180744, kara.shamy
86
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
de Mariana Enríquez
546 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
Yuki-Onna, DoomLuz
87
Une oeuvre déchirante d'un génie renversant
de Dave Eggers
2,325 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
cpg, Micheller7
88
Pleure, ô pays bien-aimé
de Alan Paton
9,202 membres
175 critiques
4
2 Members
hipdeep, mwdolls
89
“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!”
de Patricia Thomas
972 membres
19 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
VenusofUrbino, al.vick
90
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
de Maureen Johnson
341 membres
27 critiques
3.9
2 Members
saskia17, noveltea
91
It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
de Robert Fulghum
1,706 membres
9 critiques
3.9
2 Members
gmathis, stevejapel73
92
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
de Gretchen McCulloch
1,028 membres
43 critiques
4
2 Members
jemmatcf, noveltea
93
Tarzan of the Apes (#1)
de Edgar Rice Burroughs
4,787 membres
119 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
kleo, RBeffa
94
Etoiles filantes
de David Niven
678 membres
8 critiques
3.8
2 Members
abbottthomas, dewasus1
95
The Phantom Tollbooth
de Norton Juster
16,933 membres
419 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
vallis-salutis, dewasus1
Explications
vallis-salutis: Title and author together make for an intriguing combination.
97
Fortunately, the Milk
de Neil Gaiman
2,909 membres
203 critiques
4.1
2 Members
merrystar, Ann_R
98
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
de Robert Rankin
1,564 membres
44 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
elkiedee, al.vick
99
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
de Emily Austin
557 membres
29 critiques
3.8
2 Members
MM_Jones, Tosta
100
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
de Audre Lorde
276 membres
4 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
susanbooks, elahrairah
Explications
elahrairah: A statement we use in our house on regular occasions!