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Goodreads Users Picked It Up Because of the Title - The First 400 Books - Page 7

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%)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
241
J.D. Salinger
A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt)
A Man for All Seasons
242
Robert Bolt
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
243
Anthony Bourdain
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
244
Bill Bryson
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
245
Robert Bloch
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
246
Leo Tolstoy
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Neil Postman)
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
247
Neil Postman
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
248
Mary Beard
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
249
Susanna Kaysen
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
250
Dave Eggers
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
251
Carrie Fisher
Hold Me Closer Necromancer (Lish McBride)
Hold Me Closer Necromancer
252
Lish McBride
We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
We Were Eight Years in Power
253
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
254
Malcolm Gladwell
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
255
Stieg Larsson
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
256
Thomas Harris
Catch Me If You Can (Frank W. Abagnale)
Catch Me If You Can
257
Frank W. Abagnale
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
258
Mark Manson
Essentialism (Greg McKeown)
Essentialism
259
Greg McKeown
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
260
Thomas Harris
The 4-Hour Workweek (Timothy Ferris)
The 4-Hour Workweek
261
Timothy Ferris
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee Free Men
262
Terry Pratchett
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
263
Samuel Beckett
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
264
David Wong
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
265
Peter Shaffer
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (Louis De Bernières)
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
266
Louis De Bernières
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
267
Virginia Woolf
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
268
Gayle Forman
Tales of Ordinary Madness (Charles Bukowski)
Tales of Ordinary Madness
269
Charles Bukowski
Sh*T My Dad Says (Justin Halpern)
Sh*T My Dad Says
270
Justin Halpern
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Amy Chua)
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
271
Amy Chua
The Brief History of the Dead (Kevin Brockmeier)
The Brief History of the Dead
272
Kevin Brockmeier
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
273
Stephenie Meyer
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson
274
Not My Father's Son (Alan Cumming)
Not My Father's Son
275
Alan Cumming
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
276
Alison Weir
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
277
Bill Bryson
Heartsick (Chelsea Cain)
Heartsick
278
Chelsea Cain
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
279
Emma Donoghue
Escape (Carolyn Jessop)
Escape
280
Carolyn Jessop
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