Favorite Book Titles [View all]
I was straightening out some book shelves yesterday, and ran across some older books I had with titles that either impressed me with how beautiful they were, or made me LOL. Here are just a few that stood out:
The Sound of Waves and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, by Mishima Yukio.
All the Lovers in the Night – Kawakami Mieko
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami Haruki.
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight – Onda Riku
The End of the Moment We Had – Okada Toshiki
The Japanese have a knack for intriguing or poetic book titles.
I Still Miss My Man, But My Aim Is Getting Better - Sarah Shankman, and its cousin, If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him - Sharyn McCrumb. Ms McCrumb was also the author of Bimboes of the Death Sun.
Somebody Owes Me Money - Donald Westlake. I don't know why this title cracks me up, but it does. Maybe because you just know from the title alone that the book won't end well for 'somebody.'
My Year of Rest and Relaxation – Ottessa Mosfegh.
Murder Can Upset Your Mother – Selma Eichler
Razorblade Tears – SA Cosby
If I think of more I'll post them.
So what titles have grabbed your attention?
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