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I don't know if I should even admit that my very highbrow seeming love of Gabriel Garcia Marquez began because I couldn't walk past a book called "Memories of my Melancholy Whores" without buying it. Is judging a book by its title a step further than judging it by its cover? Here's a list of some of my all time favourite titles.
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Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Started Early Took My Dog (Kate Atkinson)
Started Early Took My Dog
2
Kate Atkinson
Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Margareta Magnesson)
Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
3
Margareta Magnesson
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar (Suzanne Joinson)
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
4
Suzanne Joinson
Going Bovine (Libba Bray)
Going Bovine
5
Libba Bray
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
6
Muriel Barberry
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
7
Karen Joy Fowler
Glorious Frazzled Beings (Angélique Lalonde)
Glorious Frazzled Beings
8
Angélique Lalonde
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
9
Aimee Bender
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
10
Dave Eggers
Loitering With Intent (Muriel Spark)
Loitering With Intent
11
Muriel Spark
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls (David Sedaris)
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
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David Sedaris
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Elif Shafak)
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
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Elif Shafak
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
14
Connie Willis
Good Bones and Simple Murders
Good Bones and Simple Murders
15
Here the Dark (David Bergen)
Here the Dark
16
David Bergen
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
17
Audrey Niffenegger
Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
18
Diana Gabaldon
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Garth Nix)
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
19
Garth Nix
Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered (Karen Kilgarif & Georgia Hardstark)
Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered
20
Karen Kilgarif & Georgia Hardstark
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd ( (Alan Bradley)
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (
21
Alan Bradley
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises (Fredrik Backman)
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
22
Fredrik Backman
Bonk
Bonk
23
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
A Ghost in the Throat
24
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty (Akwaeke Emezi)
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
25
Akwaeke Emezi
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
26
Samantha Irby
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
27
Jane Austen
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
28
Mary Ann Shaffer
Butter Honey Pig Bread (Francesca Ekwuyasi)
Butter Honey Pig Bread
29
Francesca Ekwuyasi
I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness (Claire Vaye Watkins)
I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness
30
Claire Vaye Watkins
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
31
Ocean Vuong
A Sailor, a Chicken, an Incredible Voyage: The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique (Guirec Soudée)
A Sailor, a Chicken, an Incredible Voyage: The Seafaring Adventures of Guirec and Monique
32
Guirec Soudée
Permanent Astonishment (Tomson Highway)
Permanent Astonishment
33
Tomson Highway
Little Tales of Misogyny (Patricia Highsmith)
Little Tales of Misogyny
34
Patricia Highsmith
First We Make the Beast Beautiful (Sarah Wilson)
First We Make the Beast Beautiful
35
Sarah Wilson
An Inconvenient Elephant (Judy Renee Singer)
An Inconvenient Elephant
36
Judy Renee Singer
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
37
Grady Hendrix
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
38
Alice Munro
I Fear My Pain Interests You (Stephanie Lacava)
I Fear My Pain Interests You
39
Stephanie Lacava
What's Bred in the Bone
What's Bred in the Bone
40
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