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10 eXtraordinary Book Titles

You pick a book after reading its title. A title is what catches your eye first. Here are some extraordinary book titles that are really strange or may be cool. These are the titles that tell you what to expect in the book or want you to know more about the title from the story. These are the titles that may make you laugh or just think and evoke discussion. These are the titles that are simply ridiculous and leave you with no choice other than to jump to conclusions. In short, these are the titles that do not follow the normal title trends but are extraordinary in some way. Let’s take a tour of the ten I feature, shall we?

1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

This surely is an eccentric and unusual title but you understand its relevance once you read the story!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Who hasn’t wondered if God was there and if He knows what’s going on in our life? I think this book title is simply interesting.

Are You There God It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume

3. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks

An utterly fascinating title which will make you think that it’s a humorous story but it is an informative work on neurological disorders.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

4. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

How can a cake be sad? This title is very intriguing and certainly wants you to know why and how.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

5. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch

Oh God! Why? What can I do to save you? The title compels you to start thinking even before you read the blurb of the book. And isn’t that amazing? But it is one book that you will read with your heart in your stomach.

We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families

6. The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind by Jackson Ford

Wow! Can one do that? How did she do it? Where did she learn it? Which shit? The book has had you thinking already and the beautiful cover will make you pick it up immediately.

The Girl Who Could Move Shit with Her Mind

7. We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory

Oh, I’m worried already, and I don’t even know who all are in danger. Why are they telling me they are okay? Clearly they’re not okay. They should tell me about it. This is a brilliant book title which will make you dive into it right away.

We Are All Completely Fine

8. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

A book title that is a spoiler! You know that the inevitable is going to happen but you still want to know and when you do, it is devastating. I have never experienced anything quite like it!

They Both Die at the End

9. The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan

Gutter and Prayer in one sentence!! Something about this one just stands out to me so much – it’s so unique!

The Gutter Prayer

10. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Oh, this is such an awkward title. You wouldn’t want to be seen in public with this book in your hand. The title is misleading, but, well… not entirely! The story has much more depth than the title might suggest.

Erotic stories for Punjabi Widows

Bonus Extraordinary Titles : Here are some more extraordinary and unusual titles. More about them later, but till then you can just enjoy these cryptic, intriguing titles.

  • Who Could That Be at This Hour?by Lemony Snickett
  • Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco
  • Eating People Is Wrong by Malcolm Bradbury
  • How to Make Money in Your Spare Time by 673126, J.M.R. Rice
  • The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elizabeth Tova Bailey
  • How to Make Love While Conscious by Guy Kettelhack
  • How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
  • How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman
  • The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
  • How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W. Trimmer
  • The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
  • The Bachelor Girl’s Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan

What other extraordinary book titles have you found? Which one is your favourite extraordinary book title?

28 Responses

  1. I found all the books you mentioned here are extraordinary.. I found no.1. eccentric 2 interesting and 3. humorous ..4. funny 5. Suspense 6. Curious 7 gave me a worry, 8 sad 9.strange and 10 embarrassing. Thanks for sharing, I was smiling as I read this post.

    1. Very interesting titles! The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender particularly sounds intriguing, yes.

      I have tried to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (I just don’t remember this title) but couldn’t finish. I watched the movie later.

      I have heard of a few books but haven’t read any.

  2. Wow Shilpa, these are some really interesting novels to pick this time. Have you read all of them? I am actually finding the last novel the most interesting and as you said it might not be the same as the title suggests.

  3. This one was truly an interesting compilation. Other than potato peel and erotic stories, I have read none. I also watched the movie of potato peel society.

  4. So the phrase- don’t just the book by the its cover is pretty right. Some titles here give no clue of what is inside.
    The pregnant King- is an interesting title – book is equally good!

  5. This is an interesting compilation, Shilpa. The bonus ones were equally fun. I quite liked Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. It is a lot more than the title suggests.

  6. the very first title in the list made me think of a title…”The Dabba Discotheque, Pumpkin Seeds Chutney Club by Anagha Yatin”… and I died laughing at my own not even penny worthy quip. But couldn’t resist sharing it.
    Jokes apart, the titles are intriguing, unusual as well as inviting.

  7. Never heard of these titles…But now reading them and given a choice – I would like to pick the 4th one. the 3rd cover page mad eye think of Charlie Chaplin.

  8. Wow what a great collection of titles… I haven’t heard of these books… Glad you brought them up… The only book I have read whose title I found to be different so far is “The monk who sold his Ferrari “

  9. Really…it took me so long to digest each title. Loved The Particular Sadness of a Lemon Cake and the cover says from the author of The Girl in the Flammable Skirt…wow!!

  10. Am I allowed to add one of my favorite titles? It’s a cookbook, “Gluten is My Bitch” by April Peveteaux — Btw, being gluten intolerant has definitely been a challenge for this household during the Pandemic. I could go on and on about it. #atozroadtrip2020

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