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Annoying Book Titles

This is a completely subjective list, but I've basically put down all the books whose titles irk or disturb me for one reason or another. Sometimes it's because the titles sound clunky and awkward, sometimes it's because they seem smug, pretentious, and forced.
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The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
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John Green
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2
Mary Ann Shaffer
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
3
John Green
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
4
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
5
David Sedaris
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
6
Philip K. Dick
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
7
Scott Lynch
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
8
Fannie Flagg
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
9
Patrick Rothfuss
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
10
Jesmyn Ward
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
11
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
12
Terry Pratchett
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
13
David Wong
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
14
Alan Paton
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
15
Helen MacDonald
The Light Fantastic (Terry Pratchett)
The Light Fantastic
16
Terry Pratchett
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee Free Men
17
Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment (Terry Pratchett)
Monstrous Regiment
18
Terry Pratchett
I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You (Ally Carter)
I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You
19
Ally Carter
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Jennifer E. Smith)
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
20
Jennifer E. Smith
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls (David Sedaris)
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
21
David Sedaris
A Hat Full of Sky (Terry Pratchett)
A Hat Full of Sky
22
Terry Pratchett
Hogfather (Terry Pratchett)
Hogfather
23
Terry Pratchett
Who Moved My Cheese? (Spencer Johnson)
Who Moved My Cheese?
24
Spencer Johnson
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
25
Harlan Ellison
What Katy Did (Susan Coolidge)
What Katy Did
26
Susan Coolidge
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
27
Thomas Wolfe
Before They Are Hanged (Joe Abercrombie)
Before They Are Hanged
28
Joe Abercrombie
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Ntozake Shange)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf
29
Ntozake Shange
Can You Forgive Her? (Anthony Trollope)
Can You Forgive Her?
30
Anthony Trollope
They Do It With Mirrors (Agatha Christie)
They Do It With Mirrors
31
Agatha Christie
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
32
Dave Eggers
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
33
David Foster Wallace
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
34
Sherman Alexie
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly
35
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Ally Carter)
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
36
Ally Carter
N or M?
N or M?
37
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Ally Carter)
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
38
Ally Carter
Sometimes a Great Notion (Ken Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
39
Ken Kesey
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (Various)
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
40
Various
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