Good morning, fellow bookworms. We have reached Tuesday and that can only mean one thing: it is time for Top Ten Tuesday! A weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, who each week assigns a new topic to inspires us to create a top ten list based on a it. This week’s topic is:
Extraordinary Book Titles (submitted by Elise @ A Book and a Cup)
I thought this week’s topic was a little ambiguous – What I mean by that is: what makes a book title extraordinary? Is it how good it is? How unique it is? Could be different things for different people, so I have decided to go for some books with great, memorable, out-of-the-ordinary titles. Without further ado, here are my top ten extraordinary book titles:
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- Do Android’s Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
- The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
- Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton
- When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
Some great books here and it would also seem I favour the looong titles as extraordinary! Come back next week for another topic and list. Bye for now!
Before you go, I would love to hear from you, so tell me what extraordinary book titles can you think of?
Great list – glad to see Agatha made the cut.
Lynn 😀
Thank you Lynn – To be honest I couldn’t have a list of extraordinary book titles without Agatha Raisin, could I?! 😛
I’ve read three of these and didn’t even think of them for my list (granted, this was created by skimming my Goodreads). I’ve got the Bradbury book on my autumn TBR. I’ve not heard of the Agatha Raisin books, are they mysteries?
Hello Liviepearl, thank you for stopping by and commenting. It is always nice to hear from a new face. 🙂 I hope you will enjoy Ray Bradbury’s creepy Something Wicked This Way and Comes and yes, Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is the first book is a long-running, cosy-crime series. 😀
I almost put the Quiche of Death in my list too, this title is just everything haha! And the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe… so so good!
I know Elise, I love all the Agatha Raisin titles but my favourite is still the Quiche of Death as it is just the best! And The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a classic, extraordinary title. 🙂
I have to agree with you for the Quiche of Death haha !
There are a few on your list i had thought about! Great list
Thank you 😀
Some Sci-fi classics. My list is at pmprescott.blospot.com I can’t figure out how post a link in comments.
Hello Patrick, thank you for stopping by and commenting 🙂 There are some science-fiction classics on my list, that is due to my dad’s influence. And, thank you did leave a link in your comment, but did you mean pmprescott.blogspot.com ?
Is it my imagination or are book titles getting longer and longer?
Haha Karen, I am not sure as my list is made up of mainly older titles.
Something Wicked This Way Come and We Have Always Lived in the Castle were both of my list
My ttt
http://www.thehauntedgravebooks.com/2019/10/top-ten-extraordinary-book-titles.html
Damianarose, thank you for stopping by and commenting. Always lovely to hear from a new face 🙂 How cool that we have two of the same titles – I look forward to seeing what other titles made your list. Thank you for sharing your TTT post. 🙂
p.s. You have some great, atmospheric titles on your list. Sorry I can’t comment on your post.
To me, this subject is just however or whatever we, as a reader, deem “extraordinary.” So that’s what I went with. 🙂 YAY for Narnia!! I should have used that one, too. Such a great title. Thanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland.
Rissi, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is classic, extraordinary title – I must admit I didn’t think of it straight away, but thankfully it came to me before I finished my list! And, you’re very welcome, thank you for visiting me back. 🙂
I have read 5 of your 10. They are extraordinary titles precisely because of having so many words in them; almost like sentences.
Judy, I am pleased you like and agree my looong titles are extraordinary. 😀
You’ve listed some very interesting titles! I think the first that comes to my mind is a book I read a few years back: The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill.
Haha The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break is a great title, Kelly! 😀
I had a rabbit-themed title on my list this week, too. But I want to read When God Was a Rabbit!
My TTT.
Lydia, When God Was a Rabbit is a great title isn’t it?! The book wasn’t my usual fare, but I was just so drawn in by the title and it was beautifully written. 🙂
I like your take on the prompt! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is definitely a unique title, and it’s what initially caught my attention when I first came across it on a shelf. I thought about adding The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to my list, too! It’s a title that I saw and then bought the book because I, too, wanted to know about the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. xD Great picks!
So pleased you liked my take on the prompt and my picks, Sammie 🙂 I was also immediately grabbed by the title of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and purchased it without really knowing much about it. 🙂
These are all great titles! I especially like Something Wicked This Way Comes! Happy reading! 🙂
My Top Ten Tuesday!
Hello Kait, thank you for stopping and commenting. It is always lovely to hear from a new face 🙂 So pleased you enjoyed my titles and happy reading to you too. 😀
Great list! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is such a good title, and I’ve always been intrigued by When God Was a Rabbit because of the title. 🙂
Hello Jess, thank you for stopping by and commenting. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is an absolutely classic title and I also picked up When God Was a Rabbit simply because the title intrigued me – It wasn’t my complete cup of tea story wise, but it was beautifully written and still a great title. 😀
Well, those are certainly memorable and out-of-the-ordinary titles. I like it when authors find creative ways to get the book stick in your mind. 🙂
Thank you, Carmen and yes, I like it when authors think outside of the box for their titles. 🙂
Several of these are books that I enjoy! I must be attracted to extraordinary book titles too!
Sounds like you must be, Sandra. 😀
These are really extraordinary book titles. And The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time really caught my attention the first time I saw it and purchased it right away. 🙂
Yes, I was also immediately grabbed by the title of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and purchased it without really knowing anything about it. 😀
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