As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Unique Book Titles
1. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Why I like it: It’s creative. Androids look like human but what kind of dreams do they have? Do they dream of sheep? This is somehow very clever title.
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury / Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Why I like these two: They are just iconic titles. A catch-22 is a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules. And Fahrenheit 451 is a pretty genius title for a book where the books are burnt.
3. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Why I like it: Let the Right One In…not the wrong one. Except that in this book it’s kind of the wrong one anyway.
4. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Why I like it: It’s a combination of something beautiful, yet devastating. There’s all this beautiful, amazing light and we cannot see it.
5. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho
Why I like it: There’s a surprise in the title. Anything could have happened. For example, By the River Piedra, there were birds…or maybe a boat? But this makes you wonder that who is crying.
6. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Why I like it: Because it’s odd. It’s like something has gone terribly wrong with the orange and it is now half clockwork.
https://thefloatinglibrary.com/2009/04/20/a-clockwork-orange-resucked/
“I do not think so because, by definition, a human being is endowed with free will. He can use this to choose between good and evil. If he can only perform good or only perform evil, then he is a clockwork orange — meaning that he has the appearance of an organism lovely with colour and juice but is in fact only a clockwork toy to be wound up by God or the Devil or (since this is increasingly replacing both) the Almighty State.”
7. If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Why I like it: You can guess that it will be a wild ride ahead.
8. Tales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski
Why I like it: Madness is ordinary. Or is there something mad with the ordinary?
9.The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
Why I like it: Because I don’t quite get what it means but because it’s obviously meant for me. You know.
10. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Why I like it: The symbolism goes over my head (if I didn’t catch it). Knife is obviously not only a knife. It’s a decision
Happy TTT! What are the most unique titles you’ve encountered? Do you like these?
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Definitely ‘the slow regard of silent things’ it sounds beautiful! Its a very odd book as well…
May 16, 2020 at 3:42 pm
It’s very Auri like :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
I was originally drawn to All the Light You Cannot See by the title. There’s a certain reverence and beauty about the word order.
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Very talented book title :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Good choices.
And I always liked ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
That’s a great one too :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Amazing choices. These titles definitely caught my eye.
October 24, 2017 at 7:08 am
Definitely ‘the slow regard of silent things’ it sounds beautiful! Its a very odd book as well…
October 25, 2017 at 5:15 pm
It’s very Auri like :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
great list. These titles are definitely catchy ones.
My TTT: http://flippingthruthepages.com/2017/10/top-ten-tuesday-6-top-ten-unique-book-titles/
October 24, 2017 at 7:27 am
I was originally drawn to All the Light You Cannot See by the title. There’s a certain reverence and beauty about the word order.
October 25, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Very talented book title :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Ooh, some really interesting titles here! A few I haven’t heard of, and others on my TBR! Great list, here’s my TTT: https://bookmuffin.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/unique-book-titles/
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? does sounds very interesting to me! I like your list!
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
It’s a very special one. Thank you!
October 24, 2017 at 9:12 am
Good choices.
And I always liked ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’
October 25, 2017 at 5:28 pm
That’s a great one too :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
I love the promise of these intriguing titles!
https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/10/unique-book-titles.html
October 24, 2017 at 10:36 am
Amazing choices. These titles definitely caught my eye.
October 24, 2017 at 11:26 am
great list. These titles are definitely catchy ones.
My TTT: http://flippingthruthepages.com/2017/10/top-ten-tuesday-6-top-ten-unique-book-titles/
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Great choices! I especially love All the Light We Cannot See, The Knife of Never Letting Go, and Fahrenheit 451.
My TTT: https://dwellinpossibilityblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-unique-book-titles/#more-14289
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
All the Light We Cannot See is perhaps my favorite one :)
October 24, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Ooh, some really interesting titles here! A few I haven’t heard of, and others on my TBR! Great list, here’s my TTT: https://bookmuffin.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/unique-book-titles/
October 24, 2017 at 12:50 pm
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? does sounds very interesting to me! I like your list!
October 25, 2017 at 5:29 pm
It’s a very special one. Thank you!
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
I kind of included Fahrenheit if you consider using it in a bookstack to support my selection of “A Clockwork Orange” as included lol! Nice list! Feel free to check mine out here: http://nerdnarrationblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-unique-titles/
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
They’re kind of obvious but still so classic that I just had to include them haha. Thanks!
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
I feel you! This topic wouldn’t have felt right without at least one classic sprinkled in the mix!
October 24, 2017 at 2:21 pm
I love the promise of these intriguing titles!
https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/10/unique-book-titles.html
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Some very interesting and unique titles here!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-130/
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
I always thought Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was a good title. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
Excellent one :)
October 24, 2017 at 3:30 pm
Great choices! I especially love All the Light We Cannot See, The Knife of Never Letting Go, and Fahrenheit 451.
My TTT: https://dwellinpossibilityblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-unique-book-titles/#more-14289
October 25, 2017 at 5:30 pm
All the Light We Cannot See is perhaps my favorite one :)
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Really great choices!
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Cool post! My pick? M.R. Carey’s The Girl With All The Gifts.
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
That’s a good one too! :D Makes you wonder about the type of gifts.
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
It’s not quite what you expect. :) It’s a great read!
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Love all these titles!! Great choices!!! I think my favorite would have to be: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino. Sounds very interesting!! Great post!!
My TTT:Unique Book Titles
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
Yeah it’s one crazy book. Thank you!
October 24, 2017 at 5:51 pm
I kind of included Fahrenheit if you consider using it in a bookstack to support my selection of “A Clockwork Orange” as included lol! Nice list! Feel free to check mine out here: http://nerdnarrationblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-unique-titles/
October 25, 2017 at 5:33 pm
They’re kind of obvious but still so classic that I just had to include them haha. Thanks!
October 25, 2017 at 6:03 pm
I feel you! This topic wouldn’t have felt right without at least one classic sprinkled in the mix!
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
You definitely have some unique book titles!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
https://myknittingjouneyonestitchatatime.blogspot.com/2017/10/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-unique-book.html
October 24, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Some very interesting and unique titles here!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-130/
October 24, 2017 at 7:05 pm
I always thought Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was a good title. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
October 25, 2017 at 5:35 pm
Excellent one :)
October 24, 2017 at 7:34 pm
Really great choices!
October 24, 2017 at 8:14 pm
Cool post! My pick? M.R. Carey’s The Girl With All The Gifts.
October 25, 2017 at 5:36 pm
That’s a good one too! :D Makes you wonder about the type of gifts.
October 25, 2017 at 5:38 pm
It’s not quite what you expect. :) It’s a great read!
October 24, 2017 at 8:52 pm
Love all these titles!! Great choices!!! I think my favorite would have to be: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino. Sounds very interesting!! Great post!!
My TTT:Unique Book Titles
October 25, 2017 at 5:38 pm
Yeah it’s one crazy book. Thank you!
October 24, 2017 at 10:45 pm
You definitely have some unique book titles!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
https://myknittingjouneyonestitchatatime.blogspot.com/2017/10/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-unique-book.html
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
I like your take on this week’s prompt. One of my favorite things is that moment when you are reading a book is that moment when you finally figure out the meaning of the title or better yet when the title is in the text. I find that so satisfying!
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
I know right :D Title takes like 10 % of your reading/ reading thinking time
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is my kind of title. I think I need to read that one.
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
Definitely if you liked Auri
October 25, 2017 at 4:21 am
I like your take on this week’s prompt. One of my favorite things is that moment when you are reading a book is that moment when you finally figure out the meaning of the title or better yet when the title is in the text. I find that so satisfying!
October 25, 2017 at 5:37 pm
I know right :D Title takes like 10 % of your reading/ reading thinking time
October 25, 2017 at 5:17 am
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is my kind of title. I think I need to read that one.
October 27, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Definitely if you liked Auri
May 16, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Great list! I love of these titles, especially If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller.
My TTT
October 25, 2017 at 3:29 pm
Great list! I love of these titles, especially If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller.
My TTT
May 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
All the light we cannot see!! that book wrecked me so much! I haven’t finished the review, but I will be publishing it soon haha I love that book! Your list is amazing!! Thank you, Ana!
May 16, 2020 at 4:50 pm
Yeah it just totally destroys you :) Should review it myself actually. Thank you :3
May 16, 2020 at 7:39 pm
We just posted the review!!! :3 I am so excited!! Haha hope you like it! I will wait for the review :3
October 28, 2017 at 4:56 pm
All the light we cannot see!! that book wrecked me so much! I haven’t finished the review, but I will be publishing it soon haha I love that book! Your list is amazing!! Thank you, Ana!
November 4, 2017 at 3:43 pm
Yeah it just totally destroys you :) Should review it myself actually. Thank you :3
November 4, 2017 at 4:51 pm
We just posted the review!!! :3 I am so excited!! Haha hope you like it! I will wait for the review :3