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2023 Build Your Library Reading Challenge







Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Top Ten Tuesday: Why Waste Words?
7:20 AM
Not gonna lie, I'm not super enthusiastic about today's topic of Top Ten Long Book Titles. Maybe it's because I read mostly mystery/thrillers, which usually have short, snappy titles like The Mist, Killing Time, or Blood Moon. Longer titles seem to be more the norm for rom-coms, contemporary fiction, and children's books. To see if I'm right about this, I decided to take a look at the books I've read so far this year. How long is the average title? Does title length really vary by genre? How many words is the longest title I've read this year?
Before we get to that, though, I want to give a quick shout-out to Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl. Give our lovely host some love, won't you? You can learn all about Top Ten Tuesday on her blog.
Okay, here we go with my ultra scientific study of title length. I've read 130 books so far this year. Here's how their titles break down:
ONE WORD: 6
TWO WORDS: 28
THREE WORDS: 39
FOUR WORDS: 22
FIVE WORDS: 21
SIX WORDS: 9
SEVEN WORDS: 2
EIGHT WORDS: 2
LONGEST TITLE WINNERS: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (horror) and The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead (contemporary MG)
I appear to prefer three-word titles. Interestingly, titles of this length appear in every genre I've read this year—mystery, memoir, rom-coms, historical fiction, YA, MG, etc. Three-word titles do seem to be trendy these days. I've especially noticed a string of them with this format: The ______'s ______, like The Lieutenant's Daughter, The Embalmer's Apprentice, The Killer's Niece, etc. What titular trends have you noticed lately?
Which super long titles have you discovered? Which are your favorite? I'd truly love to know. Leave me a comment on this post and I will happily return the favor on your blog.
Happy TTT!
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