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Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten books with names in the titles. This prompt was pretty easy.
Gil’s All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez, read by Fred Berman
Goldie Vance by Hope Larson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer
Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer, read by Stephen R. Thorne, Angela Brazil
Doc by Maria Doria Russell
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin, read by Kim Mai Guest
Melissa (Formerly Published as George) by Alex Gino
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
That’s my list! Have you read any of these? Which books did/would you choose? Link up every Tuesday at That Artsy Reader Girl!
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This is a fun meme. I’m late to the party but am putting together a post to share later this weekend. I have a lot more than 10! 😉
I usually spend more time than I should on Top Ten Tuesday posts so I was excited to find ten quickly and move on to something else! 🙂
Nice list! I read Bernadette a couple of years ago and Dr. Jekyll many years ago. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Those were two good ones.
I enjoyed Where’d You Go, Bernadette, the book and the movie.
I never saw the movie, even though I love Cate Blanchett. I should look for it!
I haven’t read any of these, but quite a few are ones I hope to read. Every year I say I am going to read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and I have still yet to do so. Maybe this will be the year. Thank you for sharing!
I think Dr. Jekyll was fairly short, so I hope this is your year!
I loved Where’d You Go Bernadette!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/10-titles-that-contain-character-names/
Such a good book!
George (I think the title has changed to Melissa, right?) and Bernadette are both good choices. I think my favorite with a character name in the title is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Thinking about it still makes me smile.
I hadn’t heard about George but I see that you’re right. I thought it was odd that the title was George when she wanted to be called Melissa. Thanks for letting me know! I’ll update my mentions of the book here on the blog.
I’m glad to hear that you liked Eleanor Oliphant. It’s one of the books in my physical TBR stack, so I hope to get to it soon.
I have not read of any of these. Here is my post: https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-ten-tuesday-character-names.html
I recommend them all!
I love the Bloody Jack series! I especially enjoy listening to them on audio. I’ve got a few left in the series, but I’m taking in slowly since I know there won’t be any more books. Boo hoo. It’s so sad when favorite authors die.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I knew that Katherine Kellgren died but I didn’t know that L. A. Meyer was dead too. 🙁 The last Bloody Jack book is on my radar at the moment. I think I’ll be listening to it soon.
What a fun, eclectic list. Bernadette. Good one! My list of book titles with names
Bernadette is a good one!
I read The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate awhile back and remember it moved pretty quick. What’d you think?
My post: https://wp.me/pBO87-3es
I love Calpurnia!
Me too! 😊