FabSwingers.com forum: Great book, shit name

By *ea monkey OP Man
9 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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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
9 weeks ago

Carlisle usually

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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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
9 weeks ago

North West

"Perdido Street Station.

But the name still bugs me."

That sounds amazing. I hope it's on kindle!

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By *ulieScrumptiousWoman
9 weeks ago

North West

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 *uri00620Woman
9 weeks ago

Croydon

Don't let's go to the dogs tonight. Great book, unnecessarily long title.

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
9 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

"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. "

Dance, Michael, dance!

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
9 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

A short history of tractors in Ukrainian.

Great book, off putting title.

Mrs TMN x

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By *ndyPandy1963Man
9 weeks ago

Wandsworth

The Extended Phenotype, by Richard Dawkins

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By (user no longer on site)
9 weeks ago

"Three Women" by Lisa Taddeo

Sex lives of three women. End

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By (user no longer on site)
9 weeks ago

"Perdido Street Station.

But the name still bugs me."

That book is a fucking marvel. Have you read any M John Harrison?

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By *ea monkey OP Man
9 weeks ago

Manchester (he/him)

I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”

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By *ools and the brainCouple
9 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

The bible.

Should have been called.

Once upon a time on a fairy tale.

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By *aizyWoman
9 weeks ago

west midlands

"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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By *eroLondonMan
9 weeks ago

Covent Garden

"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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By *ust another WonkoMan
9 weeks ago

here and there

"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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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
9 weeks ago

Carlisle usually

"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 💜

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By *rightonsteveMan
9 weeks ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"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 *ostindreamsMan
9 weeks ago

London

"I’m still bothered by “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”"

I think it's better than "Blade Runner"

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By *rightonsteveMan
9 weeks ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"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!!

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By *ostindreamsMan
9 weeks ago

London

The one that bothers me was "Anna Karenina". The book has lot of interesting characters. It doesn't just focus on her.

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By *ust another WonkoMan
9 weeks ago

here and there

"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
9 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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By *ickle-Lilly-WillyMan
9 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

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By *aizyWoman
9 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.

Do my eyes deceive me or are you here "

Hello Pickles 😘

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By *ickle-Lilly-WillyMan
9 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 😘"

Hey

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By *agatoXXXMan
9 weeks ago

Gone and completely forgotten.

"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"

You speak for yourself!

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By *ools and the brainCouple
9 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Nice video, shame about the song....

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
9 weeks ago

Sussex

Alot of John Le Carre's titles are uninspiring

Who would have thought that a story called "The Honourable Schoolboy" would be such a cracking read?

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