Required Reading - Better Book Titles

TITLES: REQUIRED READING

albert camus, the stranger, myth of sisyphus funny fake title joke, nothing matters

Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus: The Stranger - "Interests: Long Walks On The Beach, People Watching, Shooting Arabs"

Albert Camus: The Stranger

Albert Camus: The Stranger - "French Catcher in the Rye"

Albert Camus: The Stranger

Reader Submission: Brian Boone

Aldous Huxley: Brave New World - "Some Dude Kills Himself For Getting A Boner"

Aldous Huxley: Brave New World

Reader Submission: Adwoa Agyepong

Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica, an entire frat sets sail to steal the fanciest coat

Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica

Arthur Miller: The Crucible

Arthur Miller: The Crucible

Beowulf - "Y tu mamá también"

Beowulf

Reader Submission: Conor Houghton

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol - "Anyone Can Learn To Love Christmas If You Scare Them Enough"

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol

Reader Submission: Babe Parker

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations - "The Secret To Success Is Helping A Criminal"

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Reader Submission: Stephanie Weber

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre - "All My Exes Live In The Attic"

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Reader Submission: Ken Schultz

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre - "The Good Ones Are Always Taken (By Crazy Chicks)"

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart - "Africans Are People Too"

Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart

Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe - "Home Improvement for Xenophobes"

Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe

Reader Submission: Dan Burkhead

EB White Charlotte's Web Better Book title The Spectacular Sow

E.B. White Charlotte’s Web

Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence - Emotions Are For Poor People

Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence

Reader Submission: Michelle Legro

Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights - "My Teacher Ruined This"

Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights - "Damn, This Servant Has a Good Memory"

Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights

Reader Submission: Heather Holmes

Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea

Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - "Drive My Car"

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - "The Crazy Ex-Boyfriend"

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby

Reader Submission: Brian Boone

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - "Drink Responsibly"

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby

Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment - "Rent Was Too Damn High!"

Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment

Reader Submission: Alex Grabie

Gabriel García Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude - "Just Shoot Me!"

Gabriel García Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude

George Orwell: 1984 - "Black Mirror with Rats"

George Orwell: 1984

Reader Submission: Tyler Snodgrass

George Orwell: 1984 - "The Social Network"

George Orwell: 1984

George Orwell: 1984 - "I Hate Rats More Than I Love My Girlfriend"

George Orwell: 1984

Reader Submission: Alex Watson

Harper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird - My Dad Is Cooler Than Your Dad

Harper Lee: To Kill A Mockingbird

Reader Submission: Elihu Dietz

henry david thoreau, walden, funny, nonfiction, prep school

Henry David Thoreau: Walden or Life in the Woods

Herman Melville: Billy Budd - "Jesus Would Not Last Long In The Navy"

Herman Melville: Billy Budd

Herman Melville: Moby Dick - "Every Alliterative Life Lesson Learned By Boastful Boatmen At Sea"

Herman Melville: Moby Dick

Herman Melville: Moby Dick - "A Whale Goes Old Testament on Some Whale Hunters"

Herman Melville: Moby Dick

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye - "Diary of a Wimpy Kid"

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye

Reader Submission: ifyoulikehisnecktie

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher In The Rye - "The Zero's Journey"

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher In The Rye

jd salinger catcher in the rye better book title Analyze That

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in The Rye

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye - "Goyhood"

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye

Reader Submission: Simon Penzer

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye - "How To Lose Friends & Alienate People"

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye

Reader Submission: Jonny Gutierrez

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye - "Home Alone 2 (with a depressed teenager)"

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye

Jack Kerouac: On The Road - "I Adore This Book Because I Read It While Roaming Through Several States While Deciding Which Ivy League School To Attend"

Jack Kerouac: On The Road

Jack Kerouac: On the Road - "Paragraphs Are For Squares"

Jack Kerouac: On the Road

Submitted by Riha from WCU’s FHG Library.

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice - "Smart Girls Can Always Find A Way To Rationalize Marrying For Money"

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

Reader Submission by Debbie Vega.

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice no romance without finance funny better book title

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility - "Sense And The Hot One"

Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility

john steinbeck better book title, of mice and men, book, fake cover, joke, meme

John Steinbeck: Of Mice And Men

John Steinbeck: The Pearl - "The Shortest Book On The School's Reading List"

John Steinbeck: The Pearl

Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness - "Jungle Cruise"

Joseph Conrad: Heart Of Darkness

Lois Lowry: The Giver - "Love In The Time Of Death Panels"

Lois Lowry: The Giver

Louisa May Alcott: Little Women - "The Worst Will They/Won't They Ever"

Louisa May Alcott: Little Women

Submitted by Shira Danan.

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein - "D.I.Y. Fail"

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Reader Submission: Anya Garrett

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein - "Science Ruins Everything"

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Submitted by Babe Parker.

Mary shelley Frankenstein funny better book title a zombie learns french

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - "Bitches Be Trippin' (and it's mostly men's fault)"

Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter - "The Ultimate Walk of Shame"

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

Reader Submission: Daniel Carrillo

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter - "I Know What You Did Last Summer"

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

Reader Submission: Megan Weiskopf

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales - "One Bad Mushroom Trip In The Woods Will Make You Think Everyone Is A Secret Witch"

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales

Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man - "WTF Did My Grandfather Mean???"

Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man

Reader Submission: Katelyn Delvaux

Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 - "Texas Public Schools"

Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 – “Texas Public Schools”

S.E. Hinton: The Outsiders - "It’s Like West Side Story Except Everyone White and Nobody Sings*"

S.E. Hinton: The Outsiders

Reader Submission: Megan Linger

Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage - "I Ran Away But I'm Back Now"

Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage

Reader Submission: Jim McDoniel

Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar - "Internships Suck"

Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar

Wiliam Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury - "Hot For Sister"

Wiliam Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury - "Yes, He's Retarded"

William Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury

Reader Submission: Elias Altman

William Golding: Lord of the Flies - "Moppet Treasure Island"

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

Reader Submission: Jake Currie

William Golding: Lord of the Flies - "British Battle Royale"

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

William Golding: Lord of the Flies - "The Case for Tubal Ligation"

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

Reader Submission: Meg Matthews

William Golding: Lord of the Flies - "The Purge: Desert Island"

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

William Golding: Lord of the Flies - "Boys Will Be Murderers"

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

Reader Submission: Tyler Snodgrass

William Golding: Lord of the Flies - "The Kids Are Al…Ready Eating Each Other."

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

Reader Submission: Simon Penzer

William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Zora Neale Hurston: Their Eyes Were Watching God - "Black Widow"

Zora Neale Hurston: Their Eyes Were Watching God