Don't let the titles turn you off.
Why the book is great: The novel is a science fiction spin on fairy tales, incorporating dystopias and time-travel and space.
Why the title is terrible: So bland. There are a gazillion other books with the same title, and a lot of them are awful.
Why the book is great: Gilman's play follows the real world implications of romanticized creepiness, leaving us with a deeply unsettling stalker saga.
Why the title is terrible: It's meant to be a reference to hollow rom-com titles, but it just ends up actually being a hollow rom-com title. It is extremely challenging to convince people that the content is very, very different.
Why the book is great: It's one of the best mystery novels of all time. No lie.
Why the title is terrible: All those "r"s and open vowels. So freaking difficult to say while still sounding like you're making an actual word.
Why the book is great: The novel follows a group of adolescents in Chicago in the late '70s/early '80s. Both the city and the characters are realized with startling immediacy.
Why the title is terrible: When your book is so thoroughly focused on being about the city of Chicago, you shouldn't give off the impression that it's about a road trip on the West Coast.
Why the book is great: The collection of stories looks at life through the eyes of one clever, nameless, neurotic narrator.
Why the title is terrible: I think the tone of the question is meant to be wistfully concerned, but it just comes across as odd and vaguely annoying.
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