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 word swapped out.
- The Girl on Amtrak
- Fear and Loathing in Reno
- To Kill a Titmouse
- The Big Nap
- The Ciderhouse Guidelines
- Lord of the Fleas
- Uncle Tom’s Condo
- The Grapes of Annoyance
- Ben-Him
- The Mediocre Gatsby
Have your own title that just doesn’t cut it? Tweet it to @WIRoBooks, post it on our Facebook page, or share it in the comments section below! Who knows? You may see it in a future installment of Rejected Titles!
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