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Goodreads Users Picked It Up Because of the Title - The First 400 Books - Page 3

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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avg. score: 49 of 400 (12%)
required scores: 1, 24, 39, 51, 71 
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (David Sedaris)
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
81
David Sedaris
Lullabies for Little Criminals (Heather O'Neill)
Lullabies for Little Criminals
82
Heather O'Neill
I Am the Cheese (Robert Cormier)
I Am the Cheese
83
Robert Cormier
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
84
William S. Burroughs
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
85
Truman Capote
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel García Márquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
86
Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
87
Gabriel García Márquez
It (Stephen King)
It
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Stephen King
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break (Steven Sherrill)
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
89
Steven Sherrill
Slow Brewing Tea (Randy Loubier)
Slow Brewing Tea
90
Randy Loubier
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
91
Rebecca Wells
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
92
Tennessee Williams
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
93
Robert Heinlein
Thank You for Smoking (Christopher Buckley)
Thank You for Smoking
94
Christopher Buckley
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
95
Irvine Welsh
Eating People Is Wrong (Malcolm Bradbury)
Eating People Is Wrong
96
Malcolm Bradbury
You Suck: A Love Story (Christopher Moore)
You Suck: A Love Story
97
Christopher Moore
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
98
Robert A. Heinlein
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Yukio Mishima)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
99
Yukio Mishima
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
100
Tom Robbins
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
101
Mikhail Bulgakov
My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece (Annabel Pitcher)
My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece
102
Annabel Pitcher
I Am Not a Serial Killer (Dan Wells)
I Am Not a Serial Killer
103
Dan Wells
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
104
Anne Frank
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
105
Alexandra Fuller
I Heard the Owl Call My Name (Margaret Craven)
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
106
Margaret Craven
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
107
Bret Easton Ellis
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
108
Erik Larson
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
109
John Steinbeck
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
110
Neil Gaiman
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
111
Diane Setterfield
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
112
Philip K. Dick
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
113
Ellis Peters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
114
Rebecca Skloot
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
115
Mitch Albom
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
116
Dennis Lehane
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
117
Sebastian Junger
Skagboys (Irvine Welsh)
Skagboys
118
Irvine Welsh
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
119
Erin Morgenstern
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (Trenton Lee Stewart)
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
120
Trenton Lee Stewart
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