Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Books With Single-Word Titles. I did a TTT post a couple of years ago focusing on books with single-word titles that were names of characters (here), which was loads of fun… but I didn’t want to repeat myself. So, here’s a list of ten one-word titles that are NOT character names!
1. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon: Surprise! For once, I’m not including Outlander in a TTT list… just another books from the series. Voyager‘s title really says so much about the major and minor plots of this book.
2. Depth by Lev AC Rosen: Not nearly enough people have read this awesome science fiction novel! It’s noir fiction set in a drowned New York. I loved the concept, and just check out the cool cover art. (If interested, check out my review.)
3. Wanderers by Chuck Wendig: This book may be a little too timely right now — thanks for the nightmares! It’s a terrific, terrifying read, and again, the title really says so much about the book itself.
4. Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell: I haven’t actually read this one yet, although I absolutely intend to — it’s the sequel to her terrific historical novel Doc, which I loved so much.
5. Parasite by Mira Grant: Ew. Right? I still need to read the 2nd and 3rd books in this trilogy — which also have one-word titles, and which I assume are equally skin-crawling. (review)
6. Becoming by Michelle Obama: I’m listening to this audiobook right now. She’s so inspiring!
7. Misery by Stephen King: Oh, this book gave me the creeps! And I loved it.
8. Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn: Another book that I really loved! The world-building is so interesting, as well as the characters and the central conflict. I’ve read the sequel as well, and just wish that there would be more in this series. (review)
9. Atonement by Ian McEwan: It’s hard now to separate my memories of the book and the movie, but both versions left a strong impression on me.
10. Scythe by Neal Shusterman: Another fantastic read, and I love how the title is weird and unusual and lets us know right away that something completely different is on its way. (review)
What books made your list this week?
Please share your thoughts, and if you wrote a TTT post, please share your link!
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I loved Atonement as well! Wanderers also made my list, and its eerie how timely that book is right now😬
Almost too eerie. I think I’ve read too many books about pandemics causing the end of the world lately… it’s creepy. Between those and Our War, fiction is certainly threatening to mirror real life!
I always thought the title was “Becoming Michele Obama” haha but I guess its just “Becoming”
LOL, that’s really funny.
Great list! Wanderers is also on my list, I really need to read that one!
My post!
It’s so good! I hope you enjoy it.
Great list! I need to read something by Neal Shusterman this year.
Thanks! I have another book of his on my Kindle, and I’m determined to get to it this year too.
Voyager sure does sound interesting.
My TTT .
It’s a great book! It wouldn’t work as a stand-alone, but if you’re reading the series, it’s a really good installment.
Misery was so good and I personally the movie is even somehow better. Definitely one of the best adaptions I’ve seen.
I’m not actually sure if I’ve ever watched the movie all the way through, or just in bits and pieces when it happened to be on. I remember how creepy the book was, but it’s been years — I should probably read it again.
Mira Grant/Seanan McGuire is my favoriteee! Have you read Into the Drowning Deep yet? It’s my favorite Mira Grant. My TTT
I love her books so much! Yes, I’ve read Into the Drowning Deep and thought it was terrific (although I loved Rolling in the Deep even more). I’m crazy about the Newsflesh books too. In fact, I think the 2nd and 3rd Parasitology books are her only books that I haven’t read yet!
The Paristitology and Newsflesh ones are high on my TBR for sure. And yes, Rolling in the Deep was a five star read for me!
I’ve read becoming Michelle Obama, not sure about Misery though. ….. it sounds a bit too creepy for my liking 😂
Depth sounds good though!
Depth really is great! I would have loved a sequel, but I don’t think there are any plans for one.
Okay, I’m sure it’s good, thanks. It’s a great shame there is no plan for a next one as I think I’ll really enjoy it!
shame Lisa, would’ve loved a sequel too!
Hey Lisa, quick question, do you write poetry….?
Nope, not at all!
Alright thanks anyway, do you know anyone who would like to enter my poetry competition that ends on Tuesday???
I LOVE the cover of Wanderers. Great list!
Thanks! Wanderers is such a good book.
I loved the audiobook for becoming too- it was so inspiring! And Scythe was great too!
I”m loving Michelle Obama as the narrator of her book!
Ah I loved her as the narrator too!