In honor of the literary game the late Christopher Hitchens used to play with his friend Salman Rushdie, “Titles That Didn’t Quite Make It,” here are some well-known book names that seem, um, less compelling with just one synonym swapped out.
- The Selfie of Dorian Gray
- A Craisin in the Sun
- Memories of My Melancholy Hos
- Gideon’s Flugelhorn
- Paradise Misplaced
- Fifty Shades of Greige
Have your own title that just doesn’t do it? Share it in the comments section below! Who knows? You may see it in a future installment of Rejected Titles!
