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112 Books With Funky Titles

Some just roll off the tongue. Some have become so well-known that the words have nearly lost their meaning (*cough* Catcher in the Rye *cough*). Try to look at them as if you've never heard them before. What does a lion have to do with a wardrobe? What exactly *are* the grapes of wrath? Would you pick the book up to find out?
Here is a list based on interesting titles alone, from all corners of the bookstore.
PS One-word titles list coming soon.
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
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J.D. Salinger
Time Is Short and the Water Rises (John Walsh)
Time Is Short and the Water Rises
2
John Walsh
Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway)
Hills Like White Elephants
3
Ernest Hemingway
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4
Ken Kesey
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
5
You Can't Touch My Hair (Phoebe Robinson)
You Can't Touch My Hair
6
Phoebe Robinson
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
7
Harlan Ellison
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
8
C.S. Lewis
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
9
China Miéville
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
10
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
For Esme With Love and Squalor (J.D. Salinger)
For Esme With Love and Squalor
11
J.D. Salinger
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
12
Delia Owens
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
13
Maurice Sendak
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
14
Paul Kalanithi
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
15
Agatha Cristie
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal (Jeanette Winterson)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal
16
Jeanette Winterson
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Samuel Delany)
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
17
Samuel Delany
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
18
Shirley Jackson
Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
Day of the Triffids
19
John Wyndham
Help a Bear Is Eating Me
Help a Bear Is Eating Me
20
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (L'engle, Madeleine)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
21
L'engle, Madeleine
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22
Philip K. Dick
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
23
Laura Esquivel
Strange Piece of Paradise (Terri Jentz)
Strange Piece of Paradise
24
Terri Jentz
Even This I Get to Experience (Norman Lear)
Even This I Get to Experience
25
Norman Lear
I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats (Francesco Marciuliano)
I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats
26
Francesco Marciuliano
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
27
Anne Fadiman
Moonwalking With Einstein (Joshua Foer)
Moonwalking With Einstein
28
Joshua Foer
Get off the Unicorn (Anne McCaffrey)
Get off the Unicorn
29
Anne McCaffrey
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
30
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Reason I Jump (Naoki Higashida)
The Reason I Jump
31
Naoki Higashida
The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg (Bill Pete)
The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg
32
Bill Pete
The Ship Who Sang (Anne McCaffrey)
The Ship Who Sang
33
Anne McCaffrey
The Day the World Came to Town (Jim Defede)
The Day the World Came to Town
34
Jim Defede
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
35
Robert M. Pirsig
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
36
Hunter S. Thompson
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
37
Dr. Seuss
A Supremely Bad Idea (Luke Dempsey)
A Supremely Bad Idea
38
Luke Dempsey
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
39
Trevor Noah
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
40
H.P. Lovecraft
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