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Judging a book by its title

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been known to pick up a book based simply on a really kick-ass title.   I’ve also been known to pick up a book based on a really odd or cringe-worthy title.  But I’ve never seen so many odd, bad and nudge-nudge-wink-wink titles as these:

  • Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice
  • Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality
  • American Bottom Archaeology
  • High Performance Stiffened Structures
  • Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service
  • The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories
  • The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
  • If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs

These are all previous winners of the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year.  And well-deserved I say.

But now, the opportunity of a lifetime. You get to vote on the Oddest of the Odd Titles.  Your voice can make the difference between lesbian horses or a field guide to shopping carts.  Do not let this chance pass you by.

Tags: What's on my bookshelf

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