26 - A book with a pun in the title

[Crumb]

Elke.. do you know why this is a pun? Because I want to read this!

[Drakeryn]

I'm guessing it's a cross between "Americana" and "nah," because the main character eventually leaves America to return to Nigeria.

[Karin]

Drakeryn wrote: "I'm guessing it's a cross between "Americana" and "nah," because the main character eventually leaves America to return to Nigeria."

That is word play, but not what makes it a pun. It has the double meaning of Americana (artifacts relating to American history, culture, etc) and also America-nah ( perhapsthe character's name, but more likely it's nah as in no because of the rejection of the States and the return to Nigeria.)

[Drakeryn]

That's what I meant, but glad to hear it confirmed by someone more familiar with the book than I am.

[Kay]

Is "Tweet Cute" a pun?
Tweet Cute

[Monica]

IMHO Iron Gold is an oxymoron, not a pun.

IMHO Lying on the Couch is a pun, because the word lying could mean both "telling lies" and "lying down."

IMHO Tweet Cute is not a pun.

But Iron Gold obviously could be used as a book with gold or silver or bronze in its title.

[Stephanie]

I think I'm going with Son of a Witch. This fits right?

[Sarah]

After mulling over this prompt for a little while, it came to me this morning! I'm going to read High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life . It's been on my TBR shelf for a while and I think it is perfect for this prompt. It has excellent reviews too!

[Crumb]

Sarah wrote: "After mulling over this prompt for a little while, it came to me this morning! I'm going to read High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life . It's been on ..."

Sarah.. you are right! I should have thought about this one!

[Monica]

Stephanie wrote: "I think I'm going with Son of a Witch. This fits right?"

Yes, it does!

[Crumb]

Wouldn't this work? The Big Ohhh: A laugh out loud Romantic Comedy by Nikki Ashton

[Monica]

Crumb wrote: "Wouldn't this work? The Big Ohhh: A laugh out loud Romantic Comedy by Nikki Ashton"

Why do you think it's a pun?

[Maja]

Monica wrote: "Why do you think it's a pun?"

Because an orgasm is sometimes referred to as 'The Big O'

[Karin]

Maja wrote: "Monica wrote: "Why do you think it's a pun?"

Because an orgasm is sometimes referred to as 'The Big O'"

Yes, I think this works and that's what I thought of.

[Monica]

Yes, I know that an orgasm is referred to as The Big O, but a pun is supposed to involve two meanings of a word, or a word that sounds very much like another word. Is there something else in the book that could be called a big O? Like in the movie "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," there was a big W.

Cancer used to be called "The Big C," but I don't think that it was a pun. And I still don't see why "The Big O" is a pun. It's just a funny nickname for an orgasm.

[Evelina]

First off, English is not my native language but I'm still going to try this challenge.

Finding a book title with a pun confuses me a bit. I know what a pun is but I think it's hard to find a book that fits that prompt.

However, I found the book Bridge of Clay by Markuz Zusak and I'm just wondering if it qualifies as a pun. The name of one of the main characters is Clay.

[Grainne]

Jillian wrote: "Heather wrote: "I'm considering Red, White & Royal Blue for this prompt. What do you think?

It's not precisely what I think of as a pun, but then neither are some of the books I'v..."

I have this on my tbr list too. I just googled it and royal blue or blue blood is a pun on European Royalty so when you put it together with the Red, White and Blue of the America, it makes sense as a pun. When something is royal, it can mean that it is a pain the the backside.

[Monica]

Evelina wrote: "First off, English is not my native language but I'm still going to try this challenge.

Finding a book title with a pun confuses me a bit. I know what a pun is but I think it's hard to find a boo..."

Yes, this is a pun, because Clay could mean the clay the building material, and you said that in this book, Clay is the name of a character. So that's two meanings for the word Clay.

[Lisa]

I will finally read Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age as the Son of Two Shrinks by Micah Toub.

[Cynthia (Bingeing On Books)]

Monica wrote: "Evelina wrote: "First off, English is not my native language but I'm still going to try this challenge.

Finding a book title with a pun confuses me a bit. I know what a pun is but I think it's ha..."

Oh wow, thank you for bringing up that book! I have been wracking my brain with options and didn't think I had anything that fit. That one has been on my TBR for a while, so I think I will be using it!

[Eujean2]

My Literary Romance wrote: "Is "Tweet Cute" a pun?
Tweet Cute"

I would consider Tweet Cute to be a pun. It is a play on "meet cute" and fits the same pattern as lots of the other books listed here.

[Angelina]

A pun is a joke

[Danielle]

How about: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman?

[Eva]

Americanah is the word the Nigerians in the novel use for Nigerians who've emigrated to the United States and have acclimated themselves to their new culture so much that they've forgotten their own. I don't think it's meant as a pun since that is the word's only use and meaning.

[Eujean2]

Eujean2 wrote: "My Literary Romance wrote: "Is "Tweet Cute" a pun?
Tweet Cute"

I would consider Tweet Cute to be a pun. It is a play on "meet cute" and fits the same pattern as lots of the other ..."

Speaking of "meet cute" word play, I just found out that a book 0 in the Parasol Protectorate series is coming out in February -- Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident. It's probably just a read for those of us who have already read the series, but I am excited.

[Maartje]

Would 'My brother's name is Jessica' by John Boyne fit?

[Summer]

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (releases Jan 20th)

[Megan]

Shannen wrote: "If 1Q84 works, what about Kafka on the Shore?

According to Wikipedia, "Kafka" sounds like "kavka", which means "jackdaw", a crow-like bird, in Czech. This refers to Kaf..."

I think that's a reach, but it's your challenge.

[Eva]

I thought Kafka On The Shore was a pun due to its wordplay reference to the song Stranger On The Shore (which is also a song the main character - called Kafka - listens to in the book). :-)

I also have:
A Study in Charlotte (pun on A Study in Scarlet)
A Study in Scarlet Women (same)
Bats of the Republic: An Illuminated Novel (a pun on Battle of the Republic)
Unearthed (pun on a secret that is unearthed AND characters being taken away from Earth)
Diving Belles (pun on diving bells)
The Luminaries (pun because it refers to both 12 luminaries (men) who see themselves as leaders of a small town, and on the literal luminaries (stars) in the sky
China Dolls (pun on girls from China being referred to as dolls vs. literal china dolls)
The Silence of the Girls (pun on The Silence of the Lambs)
This Alien Shore (pun on This Foreign Shore)

[Heather L]

Monica wrote: "IMHO Iron Gold is an oxymoron, not a pun.

IMHO Lying on the Couch is a pun, because the word lying could mean both "telling lies" and "lying down."

IMHO Tweet Cute is not a pun."

I disagree. A pun is a play on words, and this is playing off the term “meet cute.”

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[Mahi]

I used Wyrd Sisters for this prompt but I'm not entirely sure if that counts.

[Eva]

Totally counts IMHO, word play on Weird Sisters and Shakespeare reference. :-)

[Antoniette]

Ella Minnow Pea

[Becky]

I'm going to read An Ork on the Wild Side by Tom Holt for this one. I take it as a pun for walk on the wild side.

[Sue]

I have just read My Life, You're Soaking In It - it is an autobiography by Robina Beard, who all Australians would recognise as the actress who played Madge in the Palmolive dishwashing liquid ad for 20 years.

[Emanuel]

I'm Reading Os Livros Que Devoraram o Meu Pai. translate it is a kind of: the books that ate my father. the books do'nt eat but the father of the narrator entered/was pulled into one of the books of his personal library.

[Kirsten]

The After Wife

[Beth]

Cindy H. wrote: "This was light and fun When Life Gives You Lululemons"

I was also planning on using this title! I love The Devil Wears Prada, so I think I will like this one!

[Disaster]

I think I'm going to go with A Study in Charlotte

[Karin]

Monica wrote: "Yes, I know that an orgasm is referred to as The Big O, but a pun is supposed to involve two meanings of a word, or a word that sounds very much like another word. Is there something else in the bo..."

The pun is Ohhhhhh and O, not O and orgasm--the big O refers to an orgasm, but The Big Ohhhhhhh does not!

Ohhhhhhh is a long Oh and has a different meaning from orgasm!

[Angela]

I will be reading Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett. I picked up 1Q84 today and I just don't think I can do 900 pages of that story, good as it may be. Besides, the inside jacket of the book says the Q stands for Question, not the sound for 9, so I don't know if it counts as a pun, anyway.

[Monica]

I know what a long O is, but I didn't know that it's the same thing as a big O. But since it is, then yes, the title is a pun.

[Karin]

Monica wrote: "I know what a long O is, but I didn't know that it's the same thing as a big O. But since it is, then yes, the title is a pun."

It's not a long O, it's OHHHHHH with the h's that changes it :)The pun is Oh vs O as the spelling in the phrase changes it :)

[Karin]

Angela wrote: "I will be reading Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett. I picked up 1Q84 today and I just don't think I can do 900 pages of that story, good as it may be. Besides, the inside jacket of the b..."
IQ84 is a pun in Japanese, but it's easy to see the rites/rights pun with this :).

[Ira]

I am having great difficulty in finding a book that I am interested in. I really don't know what to choose for this one. Romance books not being considered at all and I have read all the Dresden Files books.

[Darci]

Ira wrote: "I am having great difficulty in finding a book that I am interested in. I really don't know what to choose for this one. Romance books not being considered at all and I have read all the Dresden Fi..."

If you like the Dresden Files, what about Stoker's Wilde? It's a play on joker's wild.

[Inga]

What do you think about Terry Pratchett's titles?
I just read Wyrd Sisters, of course meaning Macbeth's weird sisters. In my German edition it is called MacBest. I guess this could count as a pun!?

[Janette]

What about What Happens in Paradise? Would that count?

[Aimee]

Crumb wrote: "Elke.. do you know why this is a pun? Because I want to read this!"

'The Pun Also Rises' is a (pretty weak) pun on 'The Sun Also Rises' by Hemingway.

[Heather]

Bad Axe County by John Galligan

Honestly, this pun makes me cringe more than most, but I'll give the author credit for his dedication to it. The main character's last name is Kick.

The book actually sounds really good. I might read it for the first female county sheriff who goes after the good 'ol boys club.