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Goodreads Users Picked It Up Because of the Title - The First 400 Books - Page 2

This list has something for everyone, though the voting pattern has favoured contemporary works. And don't imagine these are purely frivolous books with wacky titles; many are serious fiction and non-fiction works.
Large numbers of suspect entries have been excluded. I will continue this list if there is sufficient interest (or maybe regardless, just to demonstrate the creativity of authors in dreaming up their titles.)
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Karen Russell)
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
41
Karen Russell
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
42
Anne Rice
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Matthew Inman)
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
43
Matthew Inman
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
44
Jonathan Safran Foer
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris (Introduction by the Author))
Me Talk Pretty One Day
45
David Sedaris (Introduction by the Author)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English... (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English...
46
Simon Winchester
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
47
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Robert Rankin)
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
48
Robert Rankin
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
49
Dee Brown
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
50
Christopher Moore
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (Chelsea Handler)
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
51
Chelsea Handler
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
52
John Kennedy Toole
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
53
Various
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
54
G.K. Chesterton
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
55
Audrey Niffenegger
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
56
Arundhati Roy
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
57
Jane Austen
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs (Chuck Klosterman)
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
58
Chuck Klosterman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
59
Bret Easton Ellis
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
60
Iain Banks
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
61
Anthony Burgess
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
62
Hunter S. Thompson
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
63
Italo Calvino
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel - Mexico)
Like Water for Chocolate
64
Laura Esquivel - Mexico
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
65
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
66
Garth Stein
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Katherine Howe)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
67
Katherine Howe
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
68
Stieg Larsson
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
69
Deborah Harkness
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Carrie Ryan)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
70
Carrie Ryan
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
71
Jasper Fforde
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
72
John Le Carré
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
73
Patrick Süskind
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
74
Katherine Dunn
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
75
Ray Bradbury
The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
The Lake of Dead Languages
76
Carol Goodman
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
77
Hubert Selby Jr.
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
78
Robin Sloan
Invisible Monsters (Chuck Palahniuk)
Invisible Monsters
79
Chuck Palahniuk
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories (Tim Burton)
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
80
Tim Burton
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