Books With the Most Memorable Titles

Lista del mese
Agosto 2023 (see all)
Descrizione
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
Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti
di Douglas Adams
38,932 utenti
723 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
Delameyo: Who wouldn't want to know how to jettison oneself far away from the troubles of Earth?
4
La mano sinistra delle tenebre
di Ursula K. Le Guin
16,008 utenti
384 recensioni
4
17 Members
Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, KaCatte, Luke.w, melorafaelas, margaretirene
Spiegazioni
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.
6
Addio, e grazie per tutto il pesce
di Douglas Adams
14,344 utenti
119 recensioni
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
di W.C. Sellar
2,625 utenti
51 recensioni
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
di Francesco Marciuliano
1,129 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 3.7
11 Members
laytonwoman3rd, mwdolls, muumi, masterdeski, ReneeGKC, Bookish59, al.vick, Hope_H, KaCatte, stevejapel73, Fartomic
Spiegazioni
stevejapel73: Well, because cats.
9
Il cuore è un cacciatore solitario
di Carson McCullers
10,768 utenti
243 recensioni
4
12 Members
puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin, mombot
Spiegazioni
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
La società letteraria di Guernsey
di Mary Ann Shaffer
19,495 utenti
1,249 recensioni
4.2
11 Members
raidergirl3, merrystar, Pathug50, perennialreader, tina1969, gypsysmom, msjudy, Tosta, Ann_R, rfl22338, margaretirene
11
Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore
di Italo Calvino
12,585 utenti
260 recensioni
4.1
11 Members
anglemark, kaixo, lizzy50usa, saskia17, CarltonC, lestrond, susanbooks, Dilara86, msemmag, mombot, Delameyo
Spiegazioni
lestrond: The title is open-ended - as should be the description of any story.
12
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
di T. Kingfisher
1,069 utenti
74 recensioni
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
di Philip Gourevitch
3,492 utenti
66 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 Members
Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, GrimFiend1977, elahrairah
Spiegazioni
elahrairah: This was the first one I thought of for this list. A title that stabs you in the heart straight away.
15
La lunga oscura pausa caffe dell'anima
di Douglas Adams
12,251 utenti
120 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
tardis, scampus, kaixo, Pathug50, kleh, barefootsong, cleed, slimikin
16
Guida il tuo carro sulle ossa dei morti
di Olga Tokarczuk
2,791 utenti
141 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
Euryale, CarltonC, Milda-TX, Bookish59, vwinsloe, miller.max, Hope_H, cleed
17
Il buio oltre la siepe
di Harper Lee
78,857 utenti
1,434 recensioni
½ 4.4
8 Members
sturlington, jemmatcf, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, DoomLuz, valentina_pelli06, margaretirene
18
We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
di Arthur Ransome
1,007 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
tardis, scampus, arethusarose, abbottthomas, c_why, bluemama
19
Comma 22
di Joseph Heller
40,142 utenti
528 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
vallis-salutis, mwdolls, Cecrow, sturlington, igorken, vwinsloe, Karen74Leigh
Spiegazioni
vallis-salutis: Now a ubiquitous catchphrase.
20
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
di Judith Viorst
14,421 utenti
652 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73, margaretirene
Spiegazioni
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
di Harlan Ellison
1,774 utenti
51 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
Hope_H, tealadytoo, msemmag, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, Fartomic
22
La mia famiglia e altri animali
di Gerald Durrell
5,284 utenti
152 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
Spiegazioni
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
L'uomo che scambiò sua moglie per un cappello
di Oliver Sacks
11,634 utenti
210 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
Euryale, abbottthomas, Micheller7, EMS_24, al.vick, asiralh
24
Mia sorella è una serial killer
di Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,432 utenti
251 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, noveltea, DoomLuz, Delameyo, Fartomic
Spiegazioni
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
Tutti nella mia famiglia hanno ucciso qualcuno
di Benjamin Stevenson
1,268 utenti
64 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, Bookish59, olegalCA, Hope_H, RaeCreated
26
Una cosa divertente che non farò mai più
di David Foster Wallace
4,840 utenti
73 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
cpg, muumi, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh
27
L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere
di Milan Kundera
22,542 utenti
275 recensioni
4
5 Members
haydninvienna, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, cleed
28
Pomodori verdi fritti al caffè di Whistle Stop
di Fannie Flagg
8,953 utenti
189 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
Morphidae, Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen
29
Tigrotto psicotico con istinto omicida
di Bill Watterson
4,323 utenti
24 recensioni
½ 4.6
5 Members
charl08, merrystar, Pathug50, al.vick, GrimFiend1977
30
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
di Joan Didion
4,188 utenti
86 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, CarltonC, katemcangus, stevejapel73
31
Fuga al museo
di E. L. Konigsburg
16,332 utenti
279 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Morphidae, gmathis, jannon, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda
32
Nelle pieghe del tempo
di Madeleine L'Engle
39,681 utenti
962 recensioni
4
5 Members
scampus, jannon, tshorrom, KaCatte, stevejapel73
33
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
di Caitlin Doughty
1,113 utenti
50 recensioni
4
4 Members
VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R
34
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
di Mike Brown
783 utenti
36 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H
35
Con gli occhi rivolti al cielo
di Zora Neale Hurston
19,212 utenti
347 recensioni
4
5 Members
hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, sqr3cls3, rfl22338
36
Just One Damned Thing After Another
di Jodi Taylor
2,088 utenti
151 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
tardis, Morphidae, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73
37
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
di Rivka Galchen
576 utenti
25 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
rarm, miller.max, kara.shamy, Tosta
38
Intervista col vampiro
di Anne Rice
22,939 utenti
333 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
tina1969, Karen74Leigh, DoomLuz, Luke.w
39
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
di Charles Yu
2,270 utenti
135 recensioni
½ 3.4
4 Members
karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee
40
The Celery Stalks at Midnight
di James Howe
2,366 utenti
22 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
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
Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo
di Ken Kesey
24,320 utenti
298 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
mwdolls, tshorrom, mombot, Delameyo
42
Get Off the Unicorn
di Anne McCaffrey
2,241 utenti
14 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
Morphidae, muumi, masterdeski, SF_fan_mae
Spiegazioni
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
Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo
di Gail Honeyman
8,923 utenti
534 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R
44
1984
di George Orwell
82,342 utenti
1,275 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06
45
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him
di Sharyn McCrumb
780 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H
46
Non è un paese per vecchi
di Cormac McCarthy
11,150 utenti
292 recensioni
4
4 Members
abbottthomas, katemcangus, kara.shamy, DoomLuz
47
Ella Minnow Pea
di Mark Dunn
3,970 utenti
259 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed
48
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
di Becky Chambers
5,550 utenti
362 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong
49
La compagnia dell'anello
di J. R. R. Tolkien
54,996 utenti
489 recensioni
½ 4.4
4 Members
scampus, kleo, kara.shamy, Ann_R
50
Quando il respiro si fa aria. Un medico, la sua malattia e il vero significato della vita
di Paul Kalanithi
5,670 utenti
314 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
mwdolls, katemcangus, Tess_W, kara.shamy
51
Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time
di Sherman Alexie
11,743 utenti
798 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans
52
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
di Becky Chambers
2,281 utenti
130 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong
53
Bimbos of the Death Sun
di Sharyn McCrumb
1,080 utenti
35 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
noveltea, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed
54
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
di Samuel R. Delany
1,385 utenti
22 recensioni
4
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, amanda4242
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: Who couldn't love this title?
55
La vita istruzioni per l'uso
di Georges Perec
3,810 utenti
55 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama
57
Per chi suona la campana
di Ernest Hemingway
19,045 utenti
186 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338
58
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
di Louise Erdrich
1,996 utenti
64 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy
59
L' uccello che girava le Viti del Mondo
di Haruki Murakami
17,935 utenti
370 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
miller.max, NoPlanetB, mombot
Spiegazioni
NoPlanetB: “Anyway Mr Wind-Up Bird, did you notice that the ladder’s gone?”
60
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
di Mariana Enríquez
629 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
Yuki-Onna, sqr3cls3, DoomLuz
61
Il segreto della libreria sempre aperta: romanzo
di Robin Sloan
8,343 utenti
724 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC
62
Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino
di Jonathan Safran Foer
16,496 utenti
468 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Moloch, dale01, mombot
63
Leaf by Niggle
di J. R. R. Tolkien
224 utenti
4 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73
64
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
di Charlie Mackesy
3,301 utenti
130 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen
65
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
di Diana Gabaldon
1,592 utenti
36 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
rarm, Tess_W, cleed
66
L'opera struggente di un formidabile genio
di Dave Eggers
2,372 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
cpg, Micheller7, mombot
67
Books Do Furnish a Room
di Anthony Powell
436 utenti
15 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2
68
Dolce come il cioccolato
di Laura Esquivel
11,910 utenti
257 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo
69
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
di Yukio Mishima
3,019 utenti
56 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer
70
The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
di Minister Faust
260 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee
71
Una banda di idioti
di John Kennedy Toole
21,459 utenti
476 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy
72
Il casello magico
di Norton Juster
17,560 utenti
425 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
vallis-salutis, dewasus1, mombot
Spiegazioni
vallis-salutis: Title and author together make for an intriguing combination.
73
Il leone, la strega e l'armadio
di C. S. Lewis
45,999 utenti
768 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
scampus, dewasus1, jannon
74
Teoria e pratica di ogni cosa
di Marisha Pessl
6,595 utenti
306 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
EMS_24, ReneeGKC, katemcangus
Spiegazioni
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
di Jason Pargin
258 utenti
11 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, olegalCA
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: Um, well, don't you think so?
76
C'è qualcosa che sbava sotto il letto
di Bill Watterson
4,103 utenti
19 recensioni
½ 4.6
3 Members
cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda
77
Schiavo d'amore
di W. Somerset Maugham
8,488 utenti
146 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W
78
Orgoglio e pregiudizio
di Jane Austen
81,068 utenti
1,371 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
sturlington, susanbooks
79
Alla ricerca del tempo perduto
di Marcel Proust
3,913 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
ReneeGKC, susanbooks
80
I'm Glad My Mom Died
di Jennette McCurdy
3,049 utenti
99 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
sqr3cls3, velvetdex
81
Via dalla pazza folla
di Thomas Hardy
11,453 utenti
198 recensioni
4
3 Members
susanbooks, rhbouchard, Tess_W
Spiegazioni
rhbouchard: This has to be among the top ten. We all have experienced a "Madding Crowd".
83
The Lady's Not for Burning
di Christopher Fry
458 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
haydninvienna, merrystar
84
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
di Amos Tutuola
255 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
rarm, Michael.Rimmer
85
Once Is Not Enough
di Jacqueline Susann
473 utenti
5 recensioni
3.2
2 Members
mwdolls, Tess_W
86
L'amore ai tempi del colera
di Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,904 utenti
412 recensioni
4
2 Members
rhbouchard, rfl22338
Spiegazioni
rhbouchard: Well, no better interesting title.
87
Il giardino delle bestie: Berlino 1934
di Erik Larson
7,699 utenti
343 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
tommi180744, kara.shamy
88
Cry, the Beloved Country
di Alan Paton
9,420 utenti
183 recensioni
4
2 Members
hipdeep, mwdolls
89
“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!”
di Patricia Thomas
1,009 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
VenusofUrbino, al.vick
90
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
di Maureen Johnson
418 utenti
29 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
saskia17, noveltea
91
It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
di Robert Fulghum
1,746 utenti
9 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
gmathis, stevejapel73
92
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
di Gretchen McCulloch
1,091 utenti
46 recensioni
4
2 Members
jemmatcf, noveltea
93
Tarzan delle scimmie
di Edgar Rice Burroughs
4,903 utenti
121 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
kleo, RBeffa
94
Bring on the Empty Horses
di David Niven
698 utenti
8 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
abbottthomas, dewasus1
96
Fortunately, the Milk
di Neil Gaiman
3,108 utenti
214 recensioni
4
2 Members
merrystar, Ann_R
97
A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons
di Chris Behrsin
33 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.3
2 Members
masterdeski, al.vick
98
L'uomo che fu Giovedì: storia di un incubo
di G.K. Chesterton
7,078 utenti
170 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
bjappleg8, mombot
99
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
di Robert Rankin
1,574 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
elkiedee, al.vick
100
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
di Emily Austin
671 utenti
35 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
MM_Jones, Tosta