Titles influence me to buy a book almost as much as the cover. If a book has an awesome title, I'm sure to remember it and be like "ooh I want that," even if I have no idea what the book is about. But the titles give insight to what the book is about, so they are importante.
Allow me to share awesome titles with you:
You Suck by Christopher Moore- This book isn't YA, but the title is amazing! I have been waiting for the day when someone asks what I'm reading and I can say "You Suck" but they'll think I'm insulting them. This title pretty much automatically shows that this book could be about vampires (which it is).
What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson- This title makes me go "What? What are they telling us? Who are 'they'? I must know!"
Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby- This title makes me go "ZOMBIES?!" and then "Why is she a zombie queen? I want to know. o.o"
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr- This one is just good. It sounds...pretty.
This is What I Want to Tell You by Heather Duffy Stone- "WHAT? What do you want to tell me?!"
Serendipity Market by Penny Blubaugh- ...I like the word serendipity.
Right Behind You by Gail Giles- "What's behind me?! O_O"
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink- "Oooh, prophecy? I wonder what it could BE."
My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters by Sydney Salter- Funny!
Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison (also put in every other Georgia Nicolson book title here)- Also funny!
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix- "Why can't Mrs. Dunphrey read it?"
Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers- This is just one of those good titles that make you wonder what the book is about.
Castration Celebration by Jake Wizner- *gigglesnort*
The Blonde of the Joke by Bennett Madison- Blonde jokes are familiar to practically everyone, so "what could this one be about? *ponders*"
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And then I asked the twitter folks what some of their favorite titles were. Here are some and what I think of them:
From Mitali: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler - Much like My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters, this title is super funny and vair amusing.
Also from Mitali: I'd Tell You I'd Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter- This title is really long, but it's fun and has that ~spy~ feel to it.
From Rachel Hawkins and Rachel: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray- This another one of those "it's just GOOD." ones, I think. As Rachel Hawkins says, it sounds ~dramatic.~
From Zoe: The Realm of Possiblity by David Levithan- My love for David Levithan has nothing to do with the fact that this is a good title. It ties in with the book well and is ~intriguing.~
Also from Zoe: Geektastic by many people- GEEKS ARE WIN. (But nerds are better.)
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What have we learned today?
- That titles should be good!
- That titles should make us wonder what the book is about.
- Funny titles are awesome.
- That I enjoy book titles.
"The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan.
ReplyDelete"Bones of Faerie" by Jannie Lee Simer.
"The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness.
"The Briar King" by Greg Keyes.
"Assassin's Apprentice," by Robin Hobb.
I like my titles to be a little ominous sounding. And anything with the word "assassin" in it gets my full attention. (Probably something I should worry about, but oh well.)
recent favorite:
ReplyDeletetroll's-eye view: a book of villainous tales.
how could that not be cool?
The ABC's Of Kissing boys by Tina Ferrero..
ReplyDelete(I Was Like WHAT?! ABC's!! I Been Doing It All Wrong!! LOL!!)
Wondrous Strabge by Lesley Livingston
(I Had To Know What Was Wondrous?? And What Was Strange?? LOL!!)
xoxo
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WONDROUS STRANGE!! It Would Be Awesome If I Didn't Spell It Soooo Strangely LOL!!
ReplyDeleteI love book titles that are little phrases. WHAT THEY ALWAYS TELL US and THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU are good examples. :) HOW I LIVE NOW, TAKE ME THERE, I love titles like that too. Descriptive enough to wonder what exactly the book's about.
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Two that I saw at the bookstore recently:
ReplyDeleteThe Ninja Handbook: This Book Looks Forward to Killing You Soon
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
The Georgia Nicholson series has very funny titles.
ReplyDeleteThe Dust of 100 Dogs
Eyes Like Stars
and Strange Angels (how are the angels strange?)
Leave it to you, Khy, to come up with such an awesome idea for a new post!
ReplyDeleteI especially loved your reaction to This is What I Want to Tell You! LOL!
My favorite titles include A Great and Terrible Beauty (elegant but ominous), Eyes Like Stars (poetic, of course), Strange Angels (haven't read it but agree that it makes you want to know WHY they are STRANGE!), and Gentlemen (strangely chilling in its simplicity). I also love City of Bones and that whole series - it's very visual. I get instant imagery when I hear those titles.
:D
I love the title A Great and Terrible Beauty and the third book in the series, The Sweet Far Thing, is just as good.
ReplyDeleteAnother of my favorite titles is Love You, Hate You, Miss You by Elizabeth Scott.
Beastly
ReplyDeleteThe Explosionist
The Well of Shades
Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception
There are too many amazing ones!
Oh, there are SO many good titles, aren't there? I love this post.
ReplyDeleteI love the title "Fragile Eternity." SO PRETTY.
I like these titles:
ReplyDeleteGeek Charming {i mean what girl doesn't want a geek charming, srsly?}
Dead Is So Last Year {its so not cool if you die now. but it was last year, so i guess your trendiness was your downfall?}
I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You (and all the other titles in that series as well){they make me smile!}
*adds bullet to What have we learned today?*
ReplyDelete-GEEKS ARE WIN. (But nerds are better.)
Also, Love is The Higher Law is quite possibly my favorite book title. I am a new Levithan fan *giggles at her rhyming skills* so we know it's not because I am partial.
Same Difference is one of my other faves, but this could be because I am partial, more like obsessed with Ms. Siobhan.
The first one that comes to mind for me is "After" because it's so simple.
ReplyDeleteThen "Hush Hush" (*drool*). I mean, just say it out loud.
The 13th (and last) Series of Unfortunate Events book. "The End"
"Cream Puff Murder" by Joanne Fluke amuses me.
Ooh, a classic "A Ring of Endless Light".
"Parents From Space"
I could do this a while... Lol XD