Here's part three of my Favorite Book Titles. The more I dig into book titles the more I find that I like, so here's a new batch. Let me know in the comments which you like!
TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR
Does anything scream old school, pulpy adventure than this? Opar is a lost city full of undiscovered jewels and wealth... but it's not just free for the taking. Good stuff.
TARZAN AND THE LEOPARD MEN
Definitely gets my attention.
EIGHT HUNDRED GRAPES
TOTALLY switching gears now. I like the simplicity of this one and it had me really curious (the book explains that eight hundred grapes is roughly what it takes to make a bottle of wine).
LOVE AND GELATO
I mean what's not to like?
PANIC
THE SECRET HISTORY OF US
ONE OF US IS LYING
AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
ONE OF US IS LYING
AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
That's really cool about the Eight Hundred Grapes title! I like titles like that, that don't really make sense out of context but sound cool anyway, then you read the book and understand the context. And I've always kind of liked one-word titles, but I do think they can backfire for authors since there are usually like 20 books with the same title lol.
ReplyDeleteI thought so! And I do too- it's like sometimes what does THAT title mean? And then it all makes sense in the context of the story. And yeah a good one word title gets me every time...
Deletesome nice ones there! I confess that I haven't read any
ReplyDeleteOne of Us is Lying and Love & Gelato are great ones! Panic is good too.
ReplyDeleteLove & Gelato? Totally agree with you there ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I find River of Teeth fascinating, there's just something about that cover . . . Looks quite adventurous!
There really are some great titles here, I agree!
ReplyDeleteI really like the title One of Us Is Lying - and I still need to read that book!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
The Journey to the Center of the Earth yes :D
ReplyDeleteTarzan yes so old school
ReplyDeleteI thought of another one which you first book cover reminded me of: The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Great zombie book.
ReplyDeleteOooh these are good! I had no idea that was what Eight Hundred Grapes meant! I like it! And definitely agree about Love & Gelato! River of Teeth is wonderfully weird. I bought it on sale, I should probably read it one of these days. And I like that The Journey to the Center of the Earth conjures some fun mental images too, which I think is the mark of a great title!
ReplyDeleteRiver of Teeth is definitely one of those "I have to check out what this book is about!" titles. The title of the sequel Taste of Marrow is rather enticing too!
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
It would be kind of cool to have a collection of the Tarzan books.
ReplyDeleteI've added Au Revoir Crazy European Chick to my list just because of the title!
ReplyDeleteI loved One of us is Lying! and I think it was the title what made me read it! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never seen any of the Tarzan book covers before - love them!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, River of Teeth had to be in there. 😀
ReplyDeleteGreat picks!! River of Teeth is certainly an eye catching title!!
ReplyDeleteRiver of Teeth also makes me check my own teeth and definitely catches my attention! I do love Eight Hundred Grapes and the Tarzan covers and titles are fantastic. I haven't really thought of book titles and what attracts me to them but you've got me thinking!
ReplyDeleteLOL, AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK. I actually want to check that out now.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I've been meaning to read the Burroughs Tarzan books for years now. I was especially into Tarzan when I was a 10-year-old tomboy. Lol. Nowadays, I would appreciate Tarzan for other reasons, such as his pecs and abs.... :) But I would still love to read these adventures!
ReplyDeleteI've heard lots of good things about "Love & Gelato", so would like to read that one, too.
"River of Teeth" sounds ominous and sinister, but I'll check it out further on Goodreads.
As for "Journey to the Center of the Earth", yeah, that's another one I'd LOVE to read! I did read "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" around the age of 12, and, of course, LOVED it! I need to read JCE, though!
Thanks for sharing your GREAT list, Greg!! And thanks for dropping by and commenting on my blog! <3 :)
I've wondered what the 800 grapes meant. AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK is an intriguing title.
ReplyDeleteI love those! Fun
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