First of My Name Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 What is your favorite title for a book? (Not the book itself, just the title).Mine:Heroes Die-an epic title for an epic bookBefore They Are Hanged-comes from this epic quote: 'We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.'Last Argument of Kings-I just love this title ETA:The Lies of Locke LamoraRed Seas Under Red Skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodbye World Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I like Fevre Dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 1984Speaking with the AngelVeronika Decides to Die (like, who would NOT read something like that?) One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichSlaughterhouse-Five (I hated the book itself, but the title is awesome, that was what made me buy it in the first place) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 John dies at the end... - never read it but love the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usotsuki Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 An Innocent MillionaireA Prayer for Owen MeanyThe Wasp FactoryMidnight in the Garden of Good and EvilLeaven of Malice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 The Lies of Locke Lamora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Alliteration apparently always awarded accolades.The Year of Our War, thought I didn't like the book that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowborn Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Toll the HoundsAll of the First Law trilogy titles, and yeah, particularly Before They Are Hanged.If on a Winter's Night a TravelerAround the Day in Eighty WorldsScott Lynch hasn't written it yet, but Inherit the Night.The Ocean at the End of the Lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Invasion of the Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse.To kill a mockingbirdCrime and Punishment(and in a similar vein) War and PeaceEDIT: Oh yeah, not out yet but "The Sign of the Worm" is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plessiez Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Forty Thousand in GehennaThe Stars My DestinationIn The Days of the CometNow Wait For Last YearLearning the WorldThe Invention of Everything ElseLove in the Time of CholeraWhite NoiseOn Stranger TidesThe Man Who Folded Himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chun-Li Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 John Dies at The EndThe Tell-Tale HeartStranger in a Strange LandThe Divine ComedyGod is Not Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 The Dancers at the End of Time (I haven't read it, but it is a great title) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sheepf*cker Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 John dies at the end... - never read it but love the title.Great book. The sequel is This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch it.One of my favorites is Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.Others:A Dark and Hungry God ArisesThis Day, All Gods DieLeviathan WakesAgainst A Dark BackgroundHouse of SunsLast Light of the Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Love in the Time of CholeraSpeaking of which, "A Hundred Years of Solitude"GerminalAgainst All Things EndingThe Wounded Land (although I prefer the swedish title, it uses the author's penchant for obscure words "Det sargade landet") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheofseidhr Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Fall on Your KneesThe Matter of DesireThe Feast of the GoatDeath With InterruptionsThe God of Small ThingsThe Patron Saint of LiarsThe Gulag Archipelago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nest Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 One flew over the cuckoos nestThe ragged trousered philanthropists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach H Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Gardens of the Moon2666Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldThe Etched CityIf on a winter's night a travelerThe Last Dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wedding Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 When I was five I killed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Use of WeaponsA Fire Upon the DeepSnow CrashThe Thousandfold ThoughtWoken Furies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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