Books With the Most Memorable Titles

List of the Month
augustus 2023 (see all)
Beschrijving
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
Het transgalactische liftershandboek
door Douglas Adams
38,914 leden
723 besprekingen
4.2
24 Members
tardis, scampus, kaixo, charl08, abbottthomas, amanda4242, CarltonC, merrystar, Pathug50, Stewdar, kleh, igorken, kara.shamy, SF_fan_mae, msemmag, barefootsong, JadrankaCuculovic, asiralh, Julie_in_the_Library, DoomLuz, cleed, mombot, Delameyo, valentina_pelli06
Verklaringen
Delameyo: Who wouldn't want to know how to jettison oneself far away from the troubles of Earth?
4
De linkerhand van het duister
door Ursula K. Le Guin
15,975 leden
384 besprekingen
4
17 Members
Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, KaCatte, Luke.w, melorafaelas, margaretirene
Verklaringen
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
Zen en de kunst van het motoronderhoud
door Robert M. Pirsig
18,840 leden
285 besprekingen
3.8
13 Members
abbottthomas, dewasus1, haydninvienna, CarltonC, Stewdar, kleh, igorken, perennialreader, SF_fan_mae, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, mombot, rfl22338
6
Tot ziens en bedankt voor de vis
door Douglas Adams
14,326 leden
119 besprekingen
3.9
14 Members
scampus, kaixo, Euryale, Morphidae, jannon, Pathug50, Bookish59, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, noveltea, asiralh, Julie_in_the_Library, sqr3cls3, cleed
7
1066 and All That
door W.C. Sellar
2,624 leden
51 besprekingen
4
12 Members
tardis, scampus, anglemark, EerierIdyllMeme, haydninvienna, merrystar, Pathug50, Stewdar, kleh, djriave, Karen74Leigh, margaretirene
8
I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats
door Francesco Marciuliano
1,125 leden
54 besprekingen
½ 3.7
11 Members
laytonwoman3rd, mwdolls, muumi, masterdeski, ReneeGKC, Bookish59, al.vick, Hope_H, KaCatte, stevejapel73, Fartomic
Verklaringen
stevejapel73: Well, because cats.
9
Het hart is een eenzame jager
door Carson McCullers
10,745 leden
243 besprekingen
4
12 Members
puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin, mombot
Verklaringen
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
Het Literaire Aardappelschiltaart Genootschap van Guernsey
door Mary Ann Shaffer
19,456 leden
1,248 besprekingen
4.2
11 Members
raidergirl3, merrystar, Pathug50, perennialreader, tina1969, gypsysmom, msjudy, Tosta, Ann_R, rfl22338, margaretirene
11
Als op een winternacht een reiziger
door Italo Calvino
12,557 leden
260 besprekingen
4.1
11 Members
anglemark, kaixo, lizzy50usa, saskia17, CarltonC, lestrond, susanbooks, Dilara86, msemmag, mombot, Delameyo
Verklaringen
lestrond: The title is open-ended - as should be the description of any story.
12
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
door T. Kingfisher
1,058 leden
73 besprekingen
4.1
8 Members
tardis, charl08, haydninvienna, masterdeski, merrystar, Doey, al.vick, KaCatte
14
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda
door Philip Gourevitch
3,484 leden
66 besprekingen
½ 4.4
7 Members
Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, GrimFiend1977, elahrairah
Verklaringen
elahrairah: This was the first one I thought of for this list. A title that stabs you in the heart straight away.
15
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
door Douglas Adams
12,236 leden
120 besprekingen
3.9
8 Members
tardis, scampus, kaixo, Pathug50, kleh, barefootsong, cleed, slimikin
16
Jaag je ploeg over de botten van de doden
door Olga Tokarczuk
2,786 leden
141 besprekingen
3.9
8 Members
Euryale, CarltonC, Milda-TX, Bookish59, vwinsloe, miller.max, Hope_H, cleed
17
Spaar de spotvogels
door Harper Lee
78,735 leden
1,434 besprekingen
½ 4.4
8 Members
sturlington, jemmatcf, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, DoomLuz, valentina_pelli06, margaretirene
18
We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
door Arthur Ransome
1,004 leden
12 besprekingen
½ 4.3
6 Members
tardis, scampus, arethusarose, abbottthomas, c_why, bluemama
19
Catch-22
door Joseph Heller
40,103 leden
527 besprekingen
4.1
7 Members
vallis-salutis, mwdolls, Cecrow, sturlington, igorken, vwinsloe, Karen74Leigh
Verklaringen
vallis-salutis: Now a ubiquitous catchphrase.
20
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
door Judith Viorst
14,383 leden
652 besprekingen
4.2
6 Members
dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73, margaretirene
Verklaringen
spyrunner: I only read this because of the title.
stevejapel73: Haven't we all had these days?
21
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories
door Harlan Ellison
1,769 leden
51 besprekingen
3.8
7 Members
Hope_H, tealadytoo, msemmag, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, Fartomic
22
Mijn familie & andere beesten
door Gerald Durrell
5,270 leden
150 besprekingen
4.2
6 Members
tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
Verklaringen
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.
23
De man die zijn vrouw voor een hoed hield
door Oliver Sacks
11,607 leden
209 besprekingen
3.9
6 Members
Euryale, abbottthomas, Micheller7, EMS_24, al.vick, asiralh
24
Mijn zusje, de seriemoordenaar
door Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,418 leden
251 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, noveltea, DoomLuz, Delameyo, Fartomic
Verklaringen
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
door Benjamin Stevenson
1,247 leden
64 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, Bookish59, olegalCA, Hope_H, RaeCreated
26
Superleuk, maar voortaan zonder mij
door David Foster Wallace
4,836 leden
73 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
cpg, muumi, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh
27
De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan
door Milan Kundera
22,509 leden
275 besprekingen
4
5 Members
haydninvienna, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, cleed
28
Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
door Fannie Flagg
8,935 leden
188 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
Morphidae, Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen
29
Casper en Hobbes - nr. 9 - Maniakale moordzuchtige junglekat
door Bill Watterson
4,317 leden
24 besprekingen
½ 4.6
5 Members
charl08, merrystar, Pathug50, al.vick, GrimFiend1977
30
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
door Joan Didion
4,176 leden
86 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, CarltonC, katemcangus, stevejapel73
31
Het wonderlijke archief van mevrouw Fitzalan
door E. L. Konigsburg
16,292 leden
279 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
Morphidae, gmathis, jannon, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda
32
Een rimpel in de tijd
door Madeleine L'Engle
39,614 leden
961 besprekingen
4
5 Members
scampus, jannon, tshorrom, KaCatte, stevejapel73
33
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
door Caitlin Doughty
1,108 leden
50 besprekingen
4
4 Members
VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R
34
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
door Mike Brown
783 leden
36 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H
35
En ze keken naar God
door Zora Neale Hurston
19,179 leden
346 besprekingen
4
5 Members
hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, sqr3cls3, rfl22338
36
Just One Damned Thing After Another
door Jodi Taylor
2,083 leden
150 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
tardis, Morphidae, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73
37
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
door Rivka Galchen
574 leden
25 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
rarm, miller.max, kara.shamy, Tosta
38
Dagboek van een onsterfelijke
door Anne Rice
22,908 leden
333 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
tina1969, Karen74Leigh, DoomLuz, Luke.w
39
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
door Charles Yu
2,266 leden
135 besprekingen
½ 3.4
4 Members
karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee
40
The Celery Stalks at Midnight
door James Howe
2,363 leden
22 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
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.
41
En eentje zag ze vliegen
door Ken Kesey
24,281 leden
298 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
mwdolls, tshorrom, mombot, Delameyo
42
Get Off the Unicorn
door Anne McCaffrey
2,239 leden
14 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
Morphidae, muumi, masterdeski, SF_fan_mae
Verklaringen
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.
43
Ik ben Eleanor Oliphant
door Gail Honeyman
8,894 leden
534 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R
44
1984
door George Orwell
82,216 leden
1,274 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06
45
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him
door Sharyn McCrumb
780 leden
12 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H
46
Geen land voor oude mannen roman
door Cormac McCarthy
11,118 leden
292 besprekingen
4
4 Members
abbottthomas, katemcangus, kara.shamy, DoomLuz
47
Ella Minnow Pea
door Mark Dunn
3,965 leden
259 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed
48
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
door Becky Chambers
5,528 leden
361 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong
49
De Reisgenoten
door J. R. R. Tolkien
54,899 leden
488 besprekingen
½ 4.4
4 Members
scampus, kleo, kara.shamy, Ann_R
50
When Breath Becomes Air
door Paul Kalanithi
5,647 leden
313 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
mwdolls, katemcangus, Tess_W, kara.shamy
51
Dagboek van een halve indiaan
door Sherman Alexie
11,726 leden
798 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans
52
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
door Becky Chambers
2,268 leden
130 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong
53
Bimbos of the Death Sun
door Sharyn McCrumb
1,080 leden
35 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
noveltea, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed
54
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
door Samuel R. Delany
1,380 leden
22 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, amanda4242
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: Who couldn't love this title?
55
Het leven een gebruiksaanwijzing
door Georges Perec
3,802 leden
55 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama
57
Voor wie de klok luidt
door Ernest Hemingway
19,023 leden
186 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338
58
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
door Louise Erdrich
2,003 leden
64 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy
59
De opwindvogelkronieken
door Haruki Murakami
17,907 leden
370 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
miller.max, NoPlanetB, mombot
Verklaringen
NoPlanetB: “Anyway Mr Wind-Up Bird, did you notice that the ladder’s gone?”
60
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
door Mariana Enríquez
627 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
Yuki-Onna, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz
61
Het geheim van Penumbra's boekwinkel 24 uur open
door Robin Sloan
8,341 leden
723 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC
62
Extreem luid & ongelooflijk dichtbij
door Jonathan Safran Foer
16,477 leden
468 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
Moloch, dale01, mombot
63
Leaf by Niggle
door J. R. R. Tolkien
223 leden
4 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73
64
De jongen, de mol, de vos en het paard
door Charlie Mackesy
3,284 leden
130 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen
65
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
door Diana Gabaldon
1,584 leden
36 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
rarm, Tess_W, cleed
66
Een hartverscheurend verhaal van duizelingwekkende genialiteit
door Dave Eggers
2,370 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 3.5
3 Members
cpg, Micheller7, mombot
67
Books Do Furnish a Room
door Anthony Powell
435 leden
15 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2
68
Rode rozen en tortilla's
door Laura Esquivel
11,901 leden
257 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo
69
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
door Yukio Mishima
3,013 leden
56 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer
70
The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
door Minister Faust
260 leden
10 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee
71
Een samenzwering van idioten
door John Kennedy Toole
21,429 leden
476 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy
72
De verdwenen prinsessen of Milo's fantastische reis door het land van letters en cijfers
door Norton Juster
17,535 leden
425 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
vallis-salutis, dewasus1, mombot
Verklaringen
vallis-salutis: Title and author together make for an intriguing combination.
73
Het betoverde land achter de kleerkast
door C. S. Lewis
45,951 leden
767 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
scampus, dewasus1, jannon
74
Calamiteitenleer voor gevorderden
door Marisha Pessl
6,588 leden
306 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
EMS_24, ReneeGKC, katemcangus
Verklaringen
EMS_24: I have no idea what the book is about, but the title has always been intriguing to me
75
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
door Jason Pargin
256 leden
11 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, olegalCA
Verklaringen
paradoxosalpha: Um, well, don't you think so?
76
Casper en Hobbes - nr. 2 - D'r ligt iets onder het bed te kwijlen
door Bill Watterson
4,098 leden
19 besprekingen
½ 4.6
3 Members
cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda
77
Gekluisterde levens
door W. Somerset Maugham
8,471 leden
146 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W
78
Trots en vooroordeel
door Jane Austen
80,927 leden
1,372 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
sturlington, susanbooks
79
Op zoek naar de verloren tijd
door Marcel Proust
3,904 leden
46 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
ReneeGKC, susanbooks
80
I'm Glad My Mom Died
door Jennette McCurdy
3,022 leden
97 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
sqr3cls3, velvetdex
81
Ver weg van het stadsgewoel
door Thomas Hardy
11,431 leden
198 besprekingen
4
3 Members
susanbooks, rhbouchard, Tess_W
Verklaringen
rhbouchard: This has to be among the top ten. We all have experienced a "Madding Crowd".
83
The Lady's Not for Burning
door Christopher Fry
457 leden
7 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
haydninvienna, merrystar
84
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
door Amos Tutuola
252 leden
7 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
rarm, Michael.Rimmer
85
Eenmaal is niet genoeg
door Jacqueline Susann
472 leden
5 besprekingen
3.2
2 Members
mwdolls, Tess_W
86
Liefde in tijden van cholera
door Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,865 leden
412 besprekingen
4
2 Members
rhbouchard, rfl22338
Verklaringen
rhbouchard: Well, no better interesting title.
88
Tranen over Johannesburg : roman
door Alan Paton
9,408 leden
183 besprekingen
4
2 Members
hipdeep, mwdolls
89
“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!”
door Patricia Thomas
1,009 leden
20 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
VenusofUrbino, al.vick
90
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
door Maureen Johnson
415 leden
28 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
saskia17, noveltea
91
It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
door Robert Fulghum
1,746 leden
9 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
gmathis, stevejapel73
92
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
door Gretchen McCulloch
1,089 leden
46 besprekingen
4
2 Members
jemmatcf, noveltea
93
Tarzan van de apen
door Edgar Rice Burroughs
4,900 leden
121 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
kleo, RBeffa
94
Bring on the Empty Horses
door David Niven
696 leden
8 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
abbottthomas, dewasus1
95
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
door Ian Mortimer
3,077 leden
93 besprekingen
4
2 Members
Stewdar, perennialreader
96
Fortunately, the Milk
door Neil Gaiman
3,100 leden
213 besprekingen
4
2 Members
merrystar, Ann_R
97
A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons
door Chris Behrsin
33 leden
1 bespreking
½ 3.3
2 Members
masterdeski, al.vick
98
De man die Donderdag was : Een nachtmerrie
door G.K. Chesterton
7,065 leden
169 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
bjappleg8, mombot
99
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
door Robert Rankin
1,574 leden
44 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
elkiedee, al.vick
100
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
door Emily Austin
668 leden
35 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
MM_Jones, Tosta