Books With the Most Memorable Titles
- List of the Month
- August 2023 (see all)
- Description
- 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
38,876 members
723 reviews
4.2
Score 83.05
Added 2023-08-03, 02:07 PM
- 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
- Explanations
- Delameyo: Who wouldn't want to know how to jettison oneself far away from the troubles of Earth?
2
by Mark Haddon
44,375 members
1,332 reviews
3.9
Score 64.67
Added 2023-08-03, 03:25 PM
- 20 Members
- dara85, mwdolls, charl08, raidergirl3, LDVoorberg, CarltonC, Pathug50, kleh, igorken, jemmatcf, Verkruissen, jeanie0510, msemmag, barefootsong, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06, rfl22338
3
19,326 members
476 reviews
4
Score 62.18
Added 2023-08-03, 03:40 PM
4
15,962 members
384 reviews
4
Score 52.87
Added 2023-08-04, 10:15 PM
- 17 Members
- Euryale, charl08, saskia17, CarltonC, Pathug50, sturlington, igorken, Dilara86, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, asiralh, elahrairah, DoomLuz, KaCatte, Luke.w, melorafaelas, margaretirene
- Explanations
- 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
18,827 members
285 reviews
3.8
Score 41.48
Added 2023-08-03, 02:28 PM
- 13 Members
- abbottthomas, dewasus1, haydninvienna, CarltonC, Stewdar, kleh, igorken, perennialreader, SF_fan_mae, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, mombot, rfl22338
6
14,314 members
119 reviews
3.9
Score 41.09
Added 2023-08-04, 10:35 PM
7
- 12 Members
- tardis, scampus, anglemark, EerierIdyllMeme, haydninvienna, merrystar, Pathug50, Stewdar, kleh, djriave, Karen74Leigh, margaretirene
8
1,121 members
54 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 37.9
Added 2023-08-03, 01:50 PM
- 11 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, mwdolls, muumi, masterdeski, ReneeGKC, Bookish59, al.vick, Hope_H, KaCatte, stevejapel73, Fartomic
- Explanations
- stevejapel73: Well, because cats.
9
10,739 members
243 reviews
4
Score 37.38
Added 2023-08-03, 01:19 PM
- 12 Members
- puabi, kaixo, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, NoPlanetB, JadrankaCuculovic, ManWithAnAgenda, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, slimikin, mombot
- Explanations
- 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
19,438 members
1,248 reviews
4.2
Score 32.87
Added 2023-08-03, 02:44 PM
- 11 Members
- raidergirl3, merrystar, Pathug50, perennialreader, tina1969, gypsysmom, msjudy, Tosta, Ann_R, rfl22338, margaretirene
11
12,543 members
258 reviews
4.1
Score 30.6
Added 2023-08-06, 01:25 AM
12
1,045 members
72 reviews
4.1
Score 26.1
Added 2023-08-03, 01:52 PM
- 8 Members
- tardis, charl08, haydninvienna, masterdeski, merrystar, Doey, al.vick, KaCatte
13
3,836 members
259 reviews
4.1
Score 24.62
Added 2023-08-03, 02:55 PM
- 9 Members
- rarm, muumi, haydninvienna, merrystar, Bookish59, vwinsloe, Hope_H, barefootsong, asiralh
14
3,483 members
66 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 23.35
Added 2023-08-04, 02:09 AM
- 7 Members
- Moloch, Pathug50, AndreasJ, jemmatcf, Hope_H, GrimFiend1977, elahrairah
- Explanations
- elahrairah: This was the first one I thought of for this list. A title that stabs you in the heart straight away.
15
12,232 members
120 reviews
3.9
Score 23.17
Added 2023-08-03, 02:04 PM
16
2,771 members
141 reviews
3.9
Score 23.05
Added 2023-08-04, 10:33 PM
17
by Harper Lee
78,659 members
1,433 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 21.07
Added 2023-08-04, 12:51 AM
- 8 Members
- sturlington, jemmatcf, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, DoomLuz, valentina_pelli06, margaretirene
18
1,004 members
12 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 20.5
Added 2023-08-03, 02:09 PM
- 6 Members
- tardis, scampus, arethusarose, abbottthomas, c_why, bluemama
19
- 7 Members
- vallis-salutis, mwdolls, Cecrow, sturlington, igorken, vwinsloe, Karen74Leigh
- Explanations
- vallis-salutis: Now a ubiquitous catchphrase.
20
14,370 members
652 reviews
4.2
Score 19.81
Added 2023-08-05, 08:30 PM
- 6 Members
- dara85, spyrunner, Time2Read2, Delameyo, stevejapel73, margaretirene
- Explanations
- spyrunner: I only read this because of the title.stevejapel73: Haven't we all had these days?
21
1,767 members
51 reviews
3.8
Score 19.44
Added 2023-08-10, 01:49 PM
- 7 Members
- Hope_H, tealadytoo, msemmag, Karen74Leigh, asiralh, DoomLuz, Fartomic
22
5,268 members
150 reviews
4.2
Score 17.95
Added 2023-08-03, 01:51 PM
- 6 Members
- tardis, arethusarose, charl08, muumi, Stewdar, Delameyo
- Explanations
- 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
by Oliver Sacks
11,596 members
209 reviews
3.9
Score 16.87
Added 2023-08-04, 05:44 AM
- 6 Members
- Euryale, abbottthomas, Micheller7, EMS_24, al.vick, asiralh
24
3,412 members
250 reviews
3.8
Score 16.54
Added 2023-08-06, 11:57 AM
25
1,226 members
64 reviews
3.8
Score 16.29
Added 2023-08-05, 10:26 PM
- 5 Members
- souloftherose, Bookish59, olegalCA, Hope_H, RaeCreated
26
4,834 members
73 reviews
4.1
Score 16.27
Added 2023-08-03, 04:53 PM
- 5 Members
- cpg, muumi, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, Karen74Leigh
27
22,494 members
274 reviews
4
Score 14.88
Added 2023-08-03, 01:19 PM
- 5 Members
- haydninvienna, CarltonC, katemcangus, AbigailAdams26, cleed
28
by Fannie Flagg
8,936 members
188 reviews
4.1
Score 14.88
Added 2023-08-03, 03:31 PM
- 5 Members
- Morphidae, Hope_H, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, Kathaleen
29
4,310 members
24 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 14.68
Added 2023-08-03, 02:03 PM
- 5 Members
- charl08, merrystar, Pathug50, al.vick, GrimFiend1977
30
by Joan Didion
4,173 members
86 reviews
4.1
Score 14.43
Added 2023-08-03, 03:52 PM
- 5 Members
- charl08, abbottthomas, CarltonC, katemcangus, stevejapel73
31
16,274 members
279 reviews
4.2
Score 14.09
Added 2023-08-11, 08:51 AM
- 5 Members
- Morphidae, gmathis, jannon, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda
32
39,557 members
961 reviews
4
Score 13.58
Added 2023-08-04, 05:59 AM
- 5 Members
- scampus, jannon, tshorrom, KaCatte, stevejapel73
33
1,105 members
50 reviews
4
Score 13.5
Added 2023-08-08, 11:50 AM
- 4 Members
- VivienneR, LibraryCin, Hope_H, Ann_R
34
by Mike Brown
782 members
36 reviews
4.1
Score 13.35
Added 2023-08-03, 05:50 PM
- 4 Members
- muumi, raidergirl3, Time2Read2, Hope_H
35
19,160 members
346 reviews
4
Score 13.02
Added 2023-08-03, 03:22 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, rarm, sturlington, sqr3cls3, rfl22338
36
by Jodi Taylor
2,074 members
150 reviews
3.8
Score 12.65
Added 2023-08-03, 03:33 PM
- 5 Members
- tardis, Morphidae, amanda4242, igorken, stevejapel73
37
573 members
25 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 12.59
Added 2023-08-03, 02:28 PM
- 4 Members
- rarm, miller.max, kara.shamy, Tosta
38
by Anne Rice
22,971 members
333 reviews
3.8
Score 12.21
Added 2023-08-08, 06:47 AM
- 4 Members
- tina1969, Karen74Leigh, DoomLuz, Luke.w
39
by Charles Yu
2,264 members
135 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 11.91
Added 2023-08-03, 03:38 PM
- 4 Members
- karenb, ReneeGKC, asiralh, KeithChaffee
40
by James Howe
2,362 members
22 reviews
3.8
Score 11.82
Added 2023-08-04, 10:10 AM
- 4 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, muumi, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- 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
by Ken Kesey
24,267 members
298 reviews
4.1
Score 11.51
Added 2023-08-19, 02:26 PM
42
2,237 members
14 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 11.51
Added 2023-08-03, 03:11 PM
- 4 Members
- Morphidae, muumi, masterdeski, SF_fan_mae
- Explanations
- 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
8,869 members
534 reviews
4.1
Score 11.33
Added 2023-08-04, 12:54 AM
- 4 Members
- Micheller7, olegalCA, Tosta, Ann_R
44
- 4 Members
- Cecrow, sturlington, velvetdex, valentina_pelli06
45
780 members
12 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 10.85
Added 2023-08-03, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, dara85, Time2Read2, Hope_H
46
11,112 members
292 reviews
4
Score 10.58
Added 2023-08-03, 04:06 PM
- 4 Members
- abbottthomas, katemcangus, kara.shamy, DoomLuz
47
- 4 Members
- Morphidae, VenusofUrbino, msjudy, cleed
48
5,511 members
360 reviews
4.1
Score 10.4
Added 2023-08-19, 03:38 PM
- 3 Members
- biscuits, msjudy, barefootsong
49
54,829 members
488 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.36
Added 2023-08-08, 03:36 PM
- 4 Members
- scampus, kleo, kara.shamy, Ann_R
50
5,639 members
313 reviews
4.2
Score 10.09
Added 2023-08-03, 02:14 PM
- 4 Members
- mwdolls, katemcangus, Tess_W, kara.shamy
51
11,714 members
797 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 9.74
Added 2023-08-04, 12:52 AM
- 3 Members
- VenusofUrbino, Tosta, Eavans
52
2,250 members
129 reviews
4.2
Score 9.67
Added 2023-08-06, 04:07 AM
- 3 Members
- Morphidae, saskia17, barefootsong
53
1,080 members
35 reviews
3.8
Score 9.64
Added 2023-08-06, 11:59 AM
- 4 Members
- noveltea, SF_fan_mae, ManWithAnAgenda, cleed
54
1,379 members
22 reviews
3.9
Score 9.6
Added 2023-08-03, 03:24 PM
- 3 Members
- karenb, paradoxosalpha, amanda4242
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Who couldn't love this title?
55
3,800 members
55 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 9.5
Added 2023-08-04, 06:51 AM
57
19,011 members
186 reviews
3.9
Score 9.23
Added 2023-08-05, 05:04 PM
58
1,999 members
64 reviews
4.1
Score 9.08
Added 2023-08-03, 02:30 PM
- 3 Members
- mwdolls, perennialreader, msjudy
59
17,894 members
370 reviews
4.2
Score 9.02
Added 2023-08-10, 11:11 AM
- 3 Members
- miller.max, NoPlanetB, mombot
- Explanations
- NoPlanetB: “Anyway Mr Wind-Up Bird, did you notice that the ladder’s gone?”
60
626 members
15 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 8.92
Added 2023-08-05, 01:58 PM
61
by Robin Sloan
8,328 members
723 reviews
3.8
Score 8.87
Added 2023-08-04, 11:15 AM
- 3 Members
- muumi, VenusofUrbino, ReneeGKC
62
16,469 members
468 reviews
4.1
Score 8.84
Added 2023-08-05, 05:20 AM
63
- 3 Members
- scampus, saskia17, stevejapel73
64
3,280 members
130 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 8.71
Added 2023-08-03, 02:33 PM
- 3 Members
- perennialreader, Luke.w, Kathaleen
65
1,574 members
36 reviews
4.2
Score 8.71
Added 2023-08-03, 03:18 PM
66
by Dave Eggers
2,368 members
30 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 8.5
Added 2023-08-05, 09:12 PM
- 3 Members
- cpg, Micheller7, mombot
67
435 members
15 reviews
3.9
Score 8.5
Added 2023-08-03, 05:11 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, abbottthomas, Time2Read2
68
11,897 members
257 reviews
3.8
Score 8.23
Added 2023-08-12, 07:09 PM
69
3,009 members
56 reviews
3.8
Score 8.23
Added 2023-08-03, 03:16 PM
- 3 Members
- rarm, amanda4242, Michael.Rimmer
70
260 members
10 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.17
Added 2023-08-03, 03:43 PM
- 3 Members
- tardis, karenb, KeithChaffee
71
21,413 members
476 reviews
3.9
Score 8.09
Added 2023-08-10, 11:29 AM
- 3 Members
- jemmatcf, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy
72
17,516 members
425 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 8.09
Added 2023-08-16, 01:25 PM
- 3 Members
- vallis-salutis, dewasus1, mombot
- Explanations
- vallis-salutis: Title and author together make for an intriguing combination.
73
by C. S. Lewis
45,903 members
767 reviews
4.1
Score 7.91
Added 2023-08-16, 01:26 PM
74
6,594 members
306 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 7.73
Added 2023-08-03, 03:49 PM
- 3 Members
- EMS_24, ReneeGKC, katemcangus
- Explanations
- EMS_24: I have no idea what the book is about, but the title has always been intriguing to me
75
by Jason Pargin
252 members
11 reviews
3.9
Score 7.36
Added 2023-08-05, 10:26 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, olegalCA
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Um, well, don't you think so?
76
4,090 members
19 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 7.36
Added 2023-08-03, 04:49 PM
- 3 Members
- cpg, Time2Read2, ManWithAnAgenda
77
8,468 members
146 reviews
4.1
Score 7.32
Added 2023-08-03, 02:17 PM
78
by Jane Austen
80,856 members
1,371 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Added 2023-08-06, 04:04 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, susanbooks
80
2,997 members
97 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Added 2023-08-17, 03:38 PM
81
by Thomas Hardy
11,420 members
198 reviews
4
Score 6.88
Added 2023-08-03, 02:20 PM
- 3 Members
- susanbooks, rhbouchard, Tess_W
- Explanations
- rhbouchard: This has to be among the top ten. We all have experienced a "Madding Crowd".
84
by Amos Tutuola
252 members
7 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.83
Added 2023-08-03, 03:11 PM
- 2 Members
- rarm, Michael.Rimmer
85
86
27,843 members
412 reviews
4
Score 6.46
Added 2023-08-19, 09:12 PM
- 2 Members
- rhbouchard, rfl22338
- Explanations
- rhbouchard: Well, no better interesting title.
87
by Erik Larson
7,681 members
343 reviews
3.8
Score 6.25
Added 2023-08-19, 06:41 AM
- 2 Members
- tommi180744, kara.shamy
88
90
416 members
28 reviews
3.9
Score 5.87
Added 2023-08-06, 03:47 AM
92
1,086 members
46 reviews
4
Score 5.82
Added 2023-08-06, 11:58 AM
93
4,897 members
121 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.74
Added 2023-08-05, 05:05 PM
94
- 2 Members
- abbottthomas, dewasus1
95
by Ian Mortimer
3,073 members
93 reviews
4
Score 5.71
Added 2023-08-03, 02:29 PM
- 2 Members
- Stewdar, perennialreader
96
98
7,060 members
169 reviews
3.8
Score 5.61
Added 2023-09-11, 08:32 AM
99
1,573 members
44 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 5.61
Added 2023-08-03, 11:22 PM
100
by Emily Austin
667 members
35 reviews
3.9
Score 5.61
Added 2023-08-03, 07:08 PM