07 - A book with an onomatopoeia in its title

[Nadine in NY]

LOL all I can think of right now is Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.

"Onomatopoeia" is actually a broad category, it's any word that is based on a sound related to that word, like hiss or sizzle or buzz ... or moo.

Listopia is here

[Louise]

I'm left uncertain about certain books because some words can be onomatopoeia and an actual verb etc. So, for example would Snow Crash be acceptable?

[Meredith!]

Would Cloud Cuckoo Land count? I think of "cuckoo" as onomatopoeia

[Lyds]

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo might count if you consider "clap" as a sound

[Ellie]

Louise wrote: "I'm left uncertain about certain books because some words can be onomatopoeia and an actual verb etc. So, for example would Snow Crash be acceptable?"

Being a verb doesn't disqualify a word form being onomatopoeic. A lot of them will be verbs, eg. punch, stomp, slap, etc.

[Heather L]

The first book in Hannah Reed’s “Queen Bee” series, Buzz Off, would work for mystery fans.

[Dionne]

Slam by Nick Hornsby has been on my TBR for a while...

[Evelynn]

What do we think about "whistle"? Such as, Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber. Too much of a stretch?

[Lilith]

Meredith! wrote: "Would Cloud Cuckoo Land count? I think of "cuckoo" as onomatopoeia"

Yes! That's the first book I thought of.

[Erica]

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type is cute and it has sequels that will work like Giggle, Giggle, Quack

[Debbie]

The Walter Dean Myers classic Slam! would work here.

Click: One Novel, Ten Authors has been on my TBR for a while.

For Christian / Holocaust reading, The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom is a short book.

[Theresa]

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, along with some of his other YA. My personal fave is Chomp.

[El]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming

[Jennifer W]

I can't comment on the quality of all of the following but....

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Pop Goes the Weasel
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Kat]

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune will probably be my pick since I already have it on hold!

[Amy J.]

Jennifer W wrote: "I can't comment on the quality of all of the following but....

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
[book:Pop Goes ..."
I loved Bonk!

[Brooke]

and

[Julie]

I'm thinking of doing Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

[Dixie]

For anybody who's uncertain about what is onomatopoeia and what isn't, this is a really helpful list of examples.
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/fi...

[Lilith]

The Sterile Cuckoo
The Murmur of Bees
Snow Crash
Tweet Cute
Blame It on the Mistletoe: Tweet Cute meets The Holiday
Hiss of Death
Hiss and Hers
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Sterile Cuckoo

Not sure what jumps out at me yet, but there' a lot to pick from

[Patricia]

I have Tweet Cute by Emma Lord.

[txncupcake]

I am leaning towards "Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It" by Ethan Kross

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Rachael]

Evelynn wrote: "What do we think about "whistle"? Such as, Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber. Too much of a stretch?"

I wouldn't say that whistle is onomatopoeic, but you can stretch the prompt as you wish!

[Rachael]

I'm reading through the Terry Pratchett Discworld series in publishing order, and the stars have aligned perfectly for Thud! to be my next TBR!

Other suggestions (some read, some not!):

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Pop Goes the Murder by Kristi Abbott
Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge
Smashing Physics by Jon Butterworth (smash being the word here)
A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Córdova (this is a new canon Star Wars novel)

And for a complete stretch

#Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil ('ding' is onomatopoeia, and it is in the title!).

Actually I'll run with this stretch for a few more:

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The World of Cycling According to G by Geraint Thomas
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality by John Gribbin
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall

Some 'ping's:

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos by Priyamvada Natarajan

Couple more 'pop's:

History Repeating: Why Populists Rise and Governments Fall by Sam Wilkin
The Un Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

I've yet to meet a prompt that I couldn't stretch with some effort!

[CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph]

Some sources list "chuckle" as an onomatopoeia, so I'm considering The Chuckling Fingers, as I really enjoyed the rerelease of her The Listening House this year.

[Joy]

Cackle by Rachel Harrison would fit this not sure how to add it to the list.

[Kelly]

Rachael wrote: "I'm reading through the Terry Pratchett Discworld series in publishing order, and the stars have aligned perfectly for Thud! to be my next TBR!

Other suggestions (some r..."

This is a great way to stretch this prompt!! Thanks for the idea!!!

[Jim]

For the 90s punk rockers out there:
Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Rancid, Nofx, and the '90s Punk Explosion

[Marianne]

I picked a knock after midnight ( it was amazons best book of last year plus it’s a true story)…

[Marianne]

Actually I’m going to do chasing the boogeyman… sorry gang

[Rachael]

Marianne wrote: "I picked a knock after midnight ( it was amazons best book of last year plus it’s a true story)…"

Forgot about knock!

Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World by Lisa Randall

[Rachel]

I'm trying to do the challenge using, as far as possible, books that I already own: on my shelves I have The Snapper by Roddy Doyle, so I think that will fit in here.

[John]

Like Rachel, I'm trying to clear my bookshelves of possible Popsugar tags. I thought I could use The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks. Would chord be considered an onomatopoeia?

[JessicaMHR]

James wrote: "For the 90s punk rockers out there:
Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Rancid, Nofx, and the '90s Punk Explosion"

This sounds interesting...and would work for the book about a musical group too!

[Denise]

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything sounds pretty good to me.

[Stacy]

Bang by Barry Lyga

[Jane]

I will definitely be using something by Mary Roach, either Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex or Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. I've already read it, but Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War was fun and interesting.

[Ron]

I'm having a hard time with this one. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great. Specifically nonfiction.

[Ellie]

Ron wrote: "I'm having a hard time with this one. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great. Specifically nonfiction."

You might want to look through the listopia for this prompt, there are quite a few non-fiction suggestions on there:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Ron]

Ellie wrote: "Ron wrote: "I'm having a hard time with this one. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great. Specifically nonfiction."

You might want to look through the listopia for this prompt, there ar..."

Oh wow, this is absolutely perfect. Thanks so much!

[Beverly]

Middle grade mystery:
Chirp by Kate Messner

[Pepperpots]

Bit of a stretch but I think I will read

[Chrissi]

Whisper Network - I have this on my Kindle.

[Taylor]

Pachinko

This game pachinko is named for the sound made by dropping the playing piece (a flat disk) down the pegs-- like Plinko on The Price Is Right. Bonus that this book is one of my all time top 10!

[lauren ☆]

How about Slammed by Colleen Hoover?

[Robin H-R]

My choice is:
Snap Shot: An atmospheric historical thriller

[Melinda]

I’m pretty sure this qualifies?: Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975 by
Richard Thompson

[Dana]

I will read either A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking or The Whisper Man by Alex North.

[Myra]

Would Whisper Man by Alex North count?

[Graceann]

Evelynn wrote: "What do we think about "whistle"? Such as, Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber. Too much of a stretch?"

I think it fits, especially since I know at least one person who whistles their S’s, so that’s how I hear it in my head when I read it.