Books With the Most Memorable Titles

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
37,968 utenti
712 recensioni
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
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
15,441 utenti
369 recensioni
4
15 Members
Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, Luke.w, melorafaelas
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.
5
Addio, e grazie per tutto il pesce
di Douglas Adams
14,022 utenti
118 recensioni
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
di Francesco Marciuliano
1,071 utenti
53 recensioni
3.8
11 Members
laytonwoman3rd, mwdolls, muumi, masterdeski, Tea58, ReneeGKC, Bookish59, al.vick, Hope_H, stevejapel73, Fartomic
Spiegazioni
stevejapel73: Well, because cats.
7
Il cuore è un cacciatore solitario
di Carson McCullers
10,515 utenti
237 recensioni
4
12 Members
puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, Tea58, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin
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
18,929 utenti
1,231 recensioni
4.2
10 Members
raidergirl3, merrystar, Pathug50, perennialreader, tina1969, gypsysmom, msjudy, Tosta, Ann_R, rfl22338
11
Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore
di Italo Calvino
12,287 utenti
252 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
anglemark, kaixo, lizzy50usa, saskia17, CarltonC, lestrond, susanbooks, Dilara86, msemmag, Delameyo
Spiegazioni
lestrond: The title is open-ended - as should be the description of any story.
13
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda
di Philip Gourevitch
3,409 utenti
66 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 Members
Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, LinnyNatei, elahrairah
Spiegazioni
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
di T. Kingfisher
882 utenti
66 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
tardis, charl08, haydninvienna, masterdeski, merrystar, Doey, al.vick
15
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
di Douglas Adams
12,012 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
2,534 utenti
132 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
Euryale, CarltonC, Milda-TX, Bookish59, vwinsloe, miller.max, Hope_H, cleed
17
We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
di Arthur Ransome
964 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
tardis, scampus, arethusarose, abbottthomas, c_why, bluemama
18
Comma 22
di Joseph Heller
39,219 utenti
514 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
vallis-salutis, mwdolls, Cecrow, sturlington, igorken, vwinsloe, Karen74Leigh
Spiegazioni
vallis-salutis: Now a ubiquitous catchphrase.
19
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Stories
di Harlan Ellison
1,695 utenti
47 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
Hope_H, tealadytoo, msemmag, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, Fartomic
20
Il buio oltre la siepe
di Harper Lee
76,622 utenti
1,420 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 Members
sturlington, jemmatcf, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, DoomLuz, valentina_pelli06
21
La mia famiglia e altri animali
di Gerald Durrell
5,145 utenti
146 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.
22
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
di Judith Viorst
13,916 utenti
648 recensioni
½ 4.3
5 Members
dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73
Spiegazioni
spyrunner: I only read this because of the title.
stevejapel73: Haven't we all had these days?
23
L'uomo che scambiò sua moglie per un cappello
di Oliver Sacks
11,303 utenti
204 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
Euryale, abbottthomas, Micheller7, EMS_24, al.vick, asiralh
24
Mia sorella è una serial killer
di Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,349 utenti
241 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
779 utenti
45 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
souloftherose, Bookish59, olegalCA, Hope_H, RaeCreated
26
Una cosa divertente che non farò mai più
di David Foster Wallace
4,724 utenti
73 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
cpg, muumi, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh
27
L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere
di Milan Kundera
22,123 utenti
266 recensioni
4
5 Members
haydninvienna, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, cleed
28
Pomodori verdi fritti al caffè di Whistle Stop
di Fannie Flagg
8,723 utenti
184 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
Morphidae, Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen
29
Tigrotto psicotico con istinto omicida
di Bill Watterson
4,180 utenti
24 recensioni
½ 4.6
5 Members
charl08, merrystar, Pathug50, al.vick, LinnyNatei
30
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
di Joan Didion
4,031 utenti
82 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, CarltonC, katemcangus, stevejapel73
31
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
di Caitlin Doughty
1,003 utenti
44 recensioni
4
4 Members
VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R
32
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
di Mike Brown
759 utenti
35 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H
33
Just One Damned Thing After Another
di Jodi Taylor
1,961 utenti
140 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
tardis, Morphidae, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73
34
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
di Rivka Galchen
499 utenti
23 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
rarm, miller.max, kara.shamy, Tosta
35
Intervista col vampiro
di Anne Rice
22,529 utenti
326 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
tina1969, Karen74Leigh, DoomLuz, Luke.w
36
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
di Charles Yu
2,196 utenti
132 recensioni
½ 3.4
4 Members
karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee
37
The Celery Stalks at Midnight
di James Howe
2,280 utenti
23 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.
38
Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo
di Gail Honeyman
8,252 utenti
514 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R
39
Fuga al museo
di E. L. Konigsburg
15,776 utenti
274 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
Morphidae, gmathis, jannon, ManWithAnAgenda
40
Nelle pieghe del tempo
di Madeleine L'Engle
38,317 utenti
942 recensioni
4
4 Members
scampus, jannon, tshorrom, stevejapel73
41
1984
di George Orwell
79,960 utenti
1,246 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06
42
If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him
di Sharyn McCrumb
756 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H
43
Non è un paese per vecchi
di Cormac McCarthy
10,810 utenti
287 recensioni
4
4 Members
abbottthomas, katemcangus, kara.shamy, DoomLuz
44
Ella Minnow Pea
di Mark Dunn
3,807 utenti
252 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed
45
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
di Becky Chambers
5,099 utenti
344 recensioni
4
3 Members
biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong
46
La compagnia dell'anello
di J. R. R. Tolkien
53,087 utenti
468 recensioni
½ 4.4
4 Members
scampus, kleo, kara.shamy, Ann_R
47
Con gli occhi rivolti al cielo
di Zora Neale Hurston
18,610 utenti
337 recensioni
4
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, rfl22338
48
Quando il respiro si fa aria. Un medico, la sua malattia e il vero significato della vita
di Paul Kalanithi
5,307 utenti
304 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
mwdolls, katemcangus, Tess_W, kara.shamy
49
Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time
di Sherman Alexie
11,293 utenti
788 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans
50
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
di Becky Chambers
1,874 utenti
108 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong
51
A Cat's Guide to Bonding with Dragons
di Chris Behrsin
27 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.6
3 Members
masterdeski, al.vick, KaCatte
52
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
di Samuel R. Delany
1,342 utenti
22 recensioni
4
3 Members
karenb, paradoxosalpha, amanda4242
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: Who couldn't love this title?
53
La vita istruzioni per l'uso
di Georges Perec
3,706 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaixo, EMS_24, bluemama
55
Per chi suona la campana
di Ernest Hemingway
18,543 utenti
177 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
RBeffa, jemmatcf, rfl22338
56
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
di Louise Erdrich
1,951 utenti
62 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy
57
Il segreto della libreria sempre aperta: romanzo
di Robin Sloan
8,105 utenti
706 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC
58
Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo
di Ken Kesey
23,742 utenti
295 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
mwdolls, tshorrom, Delameyo
59
Get Off the Unicorn
di Anne McCaffrey
2,201 utenti
14 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
Morphidae, muumi, masterdeski
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.
60
Leaf by Niggle
di J. R. R. Tolkien
207 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73
61
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
di Charlie Mackesy
2,851 utenti
118 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen
62
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
di Diana Gabaldon
1,351 utenti
30 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
rarm, Tess_W, cleed
63
Books Do Furnish a Room
di Anthony Powell
423 utenti
14 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2
64
Dolce come il cioccolato
di Laura Esquivel
11,732 utenti
252 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
mldg, jemmatcf, Delameyo
65
Il sapore della gloria
di Yukio Mishima
2,897 utenti
56 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer
66
The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
di Minister Faust
253 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee
67
Una banda di idioti
di John Kennedy Toole
20,989 utenti
463 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy
68
Il leone, la strega e l'armadio
di C. S. Lewis
44,372 utenti
742 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
scampus, dewasus1, jannon
69
Teoria e pratica di ogni cosa
di Marisha Pessl
6,505 utenti
303 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
70
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
di Jason Pargin
203 utenti
8 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, olegalCA
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: Um, well, don't you think so?
71
C'è qualcosa che sbava sotto il letto
di Bill Watterson
3,993 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 4.6
3 Members
cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda
72
Schiavo d'amore
di W. Somerset Maugham
8,278 utenti
143 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
charl08, jemmatcf, Tess_W
73
Bimbos of the Death Sun
di Sharyn McCrumb
1,065 utenti
34 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
noveltea, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed
74
Orgoglio e pregiudizio
di Jane Austen
78,416 utenti
1,346 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
sturlington, susanbooks
75
Alla ricerca del tempo perduto
di Marcel Proust
3,792 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
ReneeGKC, susanbooks
76
Via dalla pazza folla
di Thomas Hardy
11,107 utenti
191 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".
78
The Lady's Not for Burning
di Christopher Fry
445 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
haydninvienna, merrystar
79
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
di Amos Tutuola
243 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
rarm, Michael.Rimmer
80
Once Is Not Enough
di Jacqueline Susann
464 utenti
5 recensioni
3.2
2 Members
mwdolls, Tess_W
81
L'amore ai tempi del colera
di Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,263 utenti
400 recensioni
4
2 Members
rhbouchard, rfl22338
Spiegazioni
rhbouchard: Well, no better interesting title.
82
L' uccello che girava le Viti del Mondo
di Haruki Murakami
17,525 utenti
365 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
miller.max, NoPlanetB
Spiegazioni
NoPlanetB: “Anyway Mr Wind-Up Bird, did you notice that the ladder’s gone?”
83
Il cielo e dei violenti
di Flannery O'Connor
1,725 utenti
45 recensioni
4
2 Members
Tea58, katemcangus
84
Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino
di Jonathan Safran Foer
16,355 utenti
465 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Moloch, dale01
85
Il giardino delle bestie: Berlino 1934
di Erik Larson
7,414 utenti
331 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
tommi180744, kara.shamy
86
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
di Mariana Enríquez
551 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
Yuki-Onna, DoomLuz
87
L'opera struggente di un formidabile genio
di Dave Eggers
2,323 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
cpg, Micheller7
88
Cry, the Beloved Country
di Alan Paton
9,203 utenti
176 recensioni
4
2 Members
hipdeep, mwdolls
89
“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!”
di Patricia Thomas
975 utenti
19 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
VenusofUrbino, al.vick
90
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
di Maureen Johnson
342 utenti
27 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
saskia17, noveltea
91
It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
di Robert Fulghum
1,706 utenti
9 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
gmathis, stevejapel73
92
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
di Gretchen McCulloch
1,030 utenti
43 recensioni
4
2 Members
jemmatcf, noveltea
93
Tarzan delle scimmie
di Edgar Rice Burroughs
4,791 utenti
119 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
kleo, RBeffa
94
Bring on the Empty Horses
di David Niven
679 utenti
8 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
abbottthomas, dewasus1
95
Il casello magico
di Norton Juster
16,956 utenti
420 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
vallis-salutis, dewasus1
Spiegazioni
vallis-salutis: Title and author together make for an intriguing combination.
97
Fortunately, the Milk
di Neil Gaiman
2,919 utenti
205 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
merrystar, Ann_R
98
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
di Robert Rankin
1,564 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
elkiedee, al.vick
99
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
di Emily Austin
558 utenti
29 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
MM_Jones, Tosta
100
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
di Audre Lorde
276 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
susanbooks, elahrairah
Spiegazioni
elahrairah: A statement we use in our house on regular occasions!