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By *ea monkey OP Man 15 weeks ago
Manchester (he/him) |
This is a long held bugbear of mine, that great authors seem to lose their ability to communicate when it comes to book titles (Philip K Dick, I’m looking at you!).
Can you share the awful or lame titles for great books? |
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Perdido Street Station.
Like, the actual station is mentioned like twice in passing through the book. Absolutely no hint of the monster fucking or steampunk AI utilising corpses to speak or unimaginable nightmare creatures that devour consciousness and shit the dreams of the consumed as a physical nugget that people then sell as a recreational high.
I fucking love that book. And the first time someone recommended it to me it sat untouched for months on end because of the stupid boring name and the stupid boring cover and being just shy of a thousand pages. Once I picked it up I didn't sleep til it was done.
But the name still bugs me. |
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"Perdido Street Station.
Like, the actual station is mentioned like twice in passing through the book. Absolutely no hint of the monster fucking or steampunk AI utilising corpses to speak or unimaginable nightmare creatures that devour consciousness and shit the dreams of the consumed as a physical nugget that people then sell as a recreational high.
I fucking love that book. And the first time someone recommended it to me it sat untouched for months on end because of the stupid boring name and the stupid boring cover and being just shy of a thousand pages. Once I picked it up I didn't sleep til it was done.
But the name still bugs me."
That sounds amazing. I hope it's on kindle! |
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"I didn't answer. I absolutely love A Christmas Carol (both the book and the Muppet movie version). I don't feel like the name comes close to doing justice to the awesomeness within. "
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By (user no longer on site) 15 weeks ago
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"Perdido Street Station.
Like, the actual station is mentioned like twice in passing through the book. Absolutely no hint of the monster fucking or steampunk AI utilising corpses to speak or unimaginable nightmare creatures that devour consciousness and shit the dreams of the consumed as a physical nugget that people then sell as a recreational high.
I fucking love that book. And the first time someone recommended it to me it sat untouched for months on end because of the stupid boring name and the stupid boring cover and being just shy of a thousand pages. Once I picked it up I didn't sleep til it was done.
But the name still bugs me."
That book is a fucking marvel. Have you read any M John Harrison? |
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"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think that is one of the best book titles ever!   "
Change it to ‘Total Recall’ and you’ll be well away.
Mine is the ‘The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test’ - sod all about that in the book. |
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By (user no longer on site) 15 weeks ago
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"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think that is one of the best book titles ever!
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I totally agree. And it does make sense.
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You people are fucken weird 💜"
Yup but you love us for it |
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By *aizyWoman 15 weeks ago
west midlands |
"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think it's better than "Blade Runner" 
Damn! Wrong film! That made me look like a right Philip Dick!!  "
Tbf though, Total Recall is much better than the book title, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, that is a total mouthful of a title. |
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"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think it's better than "Blade Runner"
Damn! Wrong film! That made me look like a right Philip Dick!!
Tbf though, Total Recall is much better than the book title, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, that is a total mouthful of a title."
Do my eyes deceive me or are you here |
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By *aizyWoman 15 weeks ago
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"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think it's better than "Blade Runner"
Damn! Wrong film! That made me look like a right Philip Dick!!
Tbf though, Total Recall is much better than the book title, We Can Remember It for You
Wholesale, that is a total mouthful of a title.
Do my eyes deceive me or are you here "
Hello Pickles 😘 |
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"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think it's better than "Blade Runner"
Damn! Wrong film! That made me look like a right Philip Dick!!
Tbf though, Total Recall is much better than the book title, We Can Remember It for You
Wholesale, that is a total mouthful of a title.
Do my eyes deceive me or are you here
Hello Pickles 😘"
Hey |
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By *agatoXXXMan 15 weeks ago
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"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
I think that is one of the best book titles ever!
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I totally agree. And it does make sense.
....
You people are fucken weird 💜
Yup but you love us for it"
You speak for yourself! |
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