Books with terrible titles

[rogerzilla]

A likely short thread, possibly consisting of one post.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_(book)

[Mr Larrington]

I'd secretly hoped that The Everyday Uses Of Portland Cement would be something worthy and literary, probably set behind the Iron Curtain.  Depressingly, however…

[Rod Marton]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servants_of_the_Wankh

It was re-titled for British publication (for obvious reasons).

One of my abiding memories was seeing this book title used for a game of charades.

[rogerzilla]

Excellent.  And someone really had fun writing the synopsis on Wikipedia.

[CrazyEnglishTriathlete]

I'd secretly hoped that The Everyday Uses Of Portland Cement would be something worthy and literary, probably set behind the Iron Curtain.  Depressingly, however…

I do have "A history of Blue Circle" on my shelves, but that might be because my father worked for them for nearly 35 years.

[andrewc]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servants_of_the_Wankh

It was re-titled for British publication (for obvious reasons).

The copy I borrowed from Huyton library wasn’t.  Late 70,s.

[Legs]

That sounds utterly wankh...

[Steph]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servants_of_the_Wankh

It was re-titled for British publication (for obvious reasons).

The copy I borrowed from Huyton library wasn’t.  Late 70,s.

Same here, different library. Vance was given some quiet advice, apparently. I have it in French as an omnibus volume.

[sam]

I've been collecting books with iffy titles for some time now. A small selection from my growing library:

[FifeingEejit]

Having just finished reading it, Frost on my Moustache.
A terrible punchline to a terribly unfunny joke.

Apparently.

I laughed.

[rogerzilla]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cock-Way-Grandma-Liked-Mouth-Watering/dp/195102544X/ref=mp_s_a_1_31?dchild=1&keywords=blow+book&qid=1613411632&sr=8-31