This week's topic is: Frequently Used Words In [Insert Genre/Age Group] Titles
I decided to tweak this idea (well, basically just take the word 'title' and run with it) and feature some of my favorite titles that run just a bit longer than the average title. Basically, if I want to abbreviate the title then I'm classifying it as long. I actually really like the occasional long, clever book title; I feel like they add some automatic quirkiness and intrigue to a book. Here's a few that I like!
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
and, of course, subsequent titles in the series:
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
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Colorless Tsukuru and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
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American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
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Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse by Paul Carter
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*Note: I've never actually read this book, but I saw this one a while ago and just love this title.
*Note: I've never actually read this book, but I saw this one a while ago and just love this title.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
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Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by James Davidson
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Bonus:
I have absoutely no idea what this book is about, but I saw this the other day and thought it would be a perfect title to add in here:
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory
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What are some of your favorite long book titles?
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Those are some long titles! That last book has the longest title I've ever seen!!! I love your take on the topic this week. I also kind of did my own thing.
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland is a long title, but it's so evocative too it just makes me want to know more! I kinda like The Guernsey one too, or maybe just because I've seen that one around the bookstores and online.
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Oh wow, these are long titles. They're great ones though, especially Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse. That one made me chuckle as soon as I saw it.
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