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Goodreads Users Picked It Up Because of the Title - The First 400 Books - Page 9

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 World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
321
John Irving
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
322
Peter Shaffer
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Frans De Waal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
323
Frans De Waal
Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi)
Helter Skelter
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Vincent Bugliosi
The Power of Myth (Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers)
The Power of Myth
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Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
326
Jenny Lawson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
327
Joseph Conrad
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don'
328
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
329
Agatha Christie
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Julia Cameron)
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
330
Julia Cameron
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
331
Frank McCourt
A Conspiracy of Paper (David Liss)
A Conspiracy of Paper
332
David Liss
Oleanna (David Mamet)
Oleanna
333
David Mamet
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
334
Kurt Vonnegut
Missoula (Jon Krakauer)
Missoula
335
Jon Krakauer
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
336
Veronica Roth
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
337
Richard Brautigan
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
338
Patti Smith
Delusions of Gender (Cordelia Fine)
Delusions of Gender
339
Cordelia Fine
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
340
Beryl Markham
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
341
Oscar Wilde
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Survivor
342
Chuck Palahniuk
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
343
Sara Gruen
Saint Joan (George Bernard Shaw)
Saint Joan
344
George Bernard Shaw
Soul of an Octopus (Sy Montgomery)
Soul of an Octopus
345
Sy Montgomery
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
346
E. Lockhart
Solaris (Stanisław Lem, Trans. Bill Johnston)
Solaris
347
Stanisław Lem, Trans. Bill Johnston
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
348
Bryan Stevenson
R.U.R. (Karel Čapek)
R.U.R.
349
Karel Čapek
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
350
Erik Larson
Angels & Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels & Demons
351
Dan Brown
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
352
Fredrik Backman
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
353
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (Yuval Noah Harari)
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
354
Yuval Noah Harari
Death Du Jour (Kathy Reichs)
Death Du Jour
355
Kathy Reichs
Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
Coin Locker Babies
356
Ryū Murakami
The American Dream & the Zoo Story (Edward Albee)
The American Dream & the Zoo Story
357
Edward Albee
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
358
Arthur Miller
Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
359
Jodi Picoult
Baise-Moi (Virginie Despentes)
Baise-Moi
360
Virginie Despentes
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