tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6416156663958451829..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): The Best in Book Titlespattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13518696273506954752010-03-03T17:12:05.937-05:002010-03-03T17:12:05.937-05:00Not at all disastrous. I hate titles that impart s...Not at all disastrous. I hate titles that impart some sort of indefinite sentiment-Not as a Stranger sort of title. When Love is Gone. That sort of thing.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76808732170603916602010-03-03T17:08:00.048-05:002010-03-03T17:08:00.048-05:00The name of place where one of the crime's hap...The name of place where one of the crime's happen, named after a hanging that took part in the 1870s and also has a resonance with an event in the mid twentieth century in which the victim took part. There are a surprising number of place names in Ireland that contain the word 'gallows'. It's not a disaster of a title, just one that was a place holder that became a fixture.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11919076579434017442010-03-03T13:33:45.611-05:002010-03-03T13:33:45.611-05:00Does THE WHITE GALLOWS have a meaning, Rob?Does THE WHITE GALLOWS have a meaning, Rob?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45105525879798772372010-03-03T12:27:16.104-05:002010-03-03T12:27:16.104-05:00I'm hopeless at titles. I've just got the...I'm hopeless at titles. I've just got the proofs for The White Gallows, which I had a complete blank on. 'Remember the Dead' has just been suggested to me as a better title, especially given the storyline, and I'd have to agree, but it's too late now so there we go. I like Joe Lansdale's titles - Sanctified and Chicken-fried, Mucho Mojo, Bad Chilli, Two Bear Mambo. Also Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely, The Long Goodbye. Also Jasper Fforde - The Big Over Easy, The Well of Lost Plots, First Amongst Sequels.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64590490271864060812010-03-02T23:01:28.174-05:002010-03-02T23:01:28.174-05:00Repent Harlequin Said The Ticktock Man-amazing tit...Repent Harlequin Said The Ticktock Man-amazing title-but THE STARS MY DESTINATION-is perfect.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85770447538927600982010-03-02T22:19:49.701-05:002010-03-02T22:19:49.701-05:00Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said
Repent Harlequi...Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said<br /><br />Repent Harlequin Said The Ticktock Man<br /><br />Tunnel In The Sky<br /><br />The Stars My Destination<br /><br />That last one was most of our dreams back when we were young.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73415119370525212502010-03-02T21:21:32.527-05:002010-03-02T21:21:32.527-05:00I remember a Brother Juniper cartoon from the late...I remember a Brother Juniper cartoon from the late 50's/early 60's in which Juniper indignantly returns a copy of From Here to Eternity to a bookstore. The caption: "You really can't tell a book from its cover!" (Brother Juniper was a single-panel newspaper strip by Fr. Justin "Fred" McCarthy; it ran from 1958-1989 and was quite popular in its time.)<br /><br />BTW: word verification is GATOZO, which I think is Bill Crider's wrestling name.Jerry Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78600797767000255452010-03-02T19:02:37.953-05:002010-03-02T19:02:37.953-05:00SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER is brilliant, especially.SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER is brilliant, especially.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19603831209853864222010-03-02T17:58:14.227-05:002010-03-02T17:58:14.227-05:00I would have to go with (in no particular order):
...I would have to go with (in no particular order):<br /><br />THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART (Lawrence Block)<br /><br />DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER (Lewis B Patten)<br /><br />THE GUNS OF HEAVEN (Pete Hamill)<br /><br />SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER (David Goodis)<br /><br />LA CONFIDENTIAL (James Ellroy)<br /><br />THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (W R Burnett)Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28768699312928365192010-03-02T17:53:51.791-05:002010-03-02T17:53:51.791-05:00Stephen King's short story All That You Love W...Stephen King's short story All That You Love Will Be Carried Away--beautiful and a very suiting title.YA Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371132883359264412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-34010376487125469922010-03-02T17:39:22.396-05:002010-03-02T17:39:22.396-05:00Great list. Looks like having big or good or last ...Great list. Looks like having big or good or last in a title may serve a writer well.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25778417291850048192010-03-02T17:15:21.998-05:002010-03-02T17:15:21.998-05:00A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS O...A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES<br />THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING<br />THE BIG SLEEP<br />CALL OF THE WILD<br />DOORWAYS IN THE SAND<br />I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM<br />THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS<br />THE GRAPES OF WRATH<br />LET THE NIGHT CRYRichard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82095611440277300312010-03-02T17:00:22.545-05:002010-03-02T17:00:22.545-05:00Maybe if I'd called myself Orrie Hitt, things ...Maybe if I'd called myself Orrie Hitt, things would be very different. Baby, Would I Lie? Some writers have a knack for it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31098576344690525972010-03-02T16:43:36.026-05:002010-03-02T16:43:36.026-05:00I agree, Patti. A great title for a bad book is p...I agree, Patti. A great title for a bad book is probably soon forgotten.Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9751412577219610892010-03-02T16:29:54.650-05:002010-03-02T16:29:54.650-05:00You can't go wrong with Orrie Hitt, George.
A...You can't go wrong with Orrie Hitt, George.<br /><br />Also, Orrie Hitt is a great name for a hardboiled writer!<br /><br />I thought of The Long Goodbye too, Patti. Also the Ellison title (I Have No Mouth...).<br /><br />Other good Westlake titles: Butcher's Moon, Dancing Aztecs, I Gave at the Officeand Baby, Would I Lie?<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46569957654140837722010-03-02T16:25:48.221-05:002010-03-02T16:25:48.221-05:00They are Frank and I wonder if we would remember t...They are Frank and I wonder if we would remember them if they weren't.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59953875230274922432010-03-02T16:12:26.798-05:002010-03-02T16:12:26.798-05:00In the noir/crime vein, I've always felt these...In the noir/crime vein, I've always felt these were pretty cool titles: <br />Kiss The Blood Off My Hands (Gerald Butler) <br />Build My Gallows High (Geoffrey Holmes) <br />So Wicked My Love (Bruno Fisher) <br />A Taste of Sin (Gil Brewer) <br />After Dark My Sweet (Jim Thompson)<br />Dead Low Tide (JDM) <br />South of Heaven (Thompson again)<br />The Name of the Game is Death (Dan J. Marlowe)<br />Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)<br />And they're all terrific reads!Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28648543235155984542010-03-02T15:32:27.383-05:002010-03-02T15:32:27.383-05:00Yes, thanks, and I just adored it.
THE LAST PICTUR...Yes, thanks, and I just adored it.<br />THE LAST PICTURE SHOW was great on every level, wasn't it? Title, book, movie, everything.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84755963364011112032010-03-02T15:30:22.895-05:002010-03-02T15:30:22.895-05:00If you are going to mention The Universal Baseball...If you are going to mention The Universal Baseball Association, you should use the correct title which is The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. I think the title that has stuck with me the longest is My Brother Was an Only Child. Larry McMurtry's The Last Picture Show is another perfect one.Kent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834261948994921554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41860935707995323742010-03-02T13:51:32.383-05:002010-03-02T13:51:32.383-05:00I love good titles and collect them. Two of my fa...I love good titles and collect them. Two of my favorites are John Farris: "All Heads turn when the Hunt goes by," and Harlan Ellison's "I have no mouth and I must scream."Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64919611530858863172010-03-02T12:54:00.730-05:002010-03-02T12:54:00.730-05:00AH!!!AH!!!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36668664260602654902010-03-02T12:53:09.201-05:002010-03-02T12:53:09.201-05:00As opposed to Heinlein's editor's HAVE SPA...As opposed to Heinlein's editor's HAVE SPACESUIT, WILL TRAVEL, after guess who. Richard Berry and the Sonics ("Have Love, Will Travel") had and provide more fun.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74958387334760858032010-03-02T12:51:13.923-05:002010-03-02T12:51:13.923-05:00Robert Heinlein's THE DOOR INTO SUMMER.Robert Heinlein's THE DOOR INTO SUMMER.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2956067530693148882010-03-02T12:43:05.055-05:002010-03-02T12:43:05.055-05:00So many books used to take their titles from the B...So many books used to take their titles from the Bible, Shakespeare, or other classic works with which (it was once assumed) all well-read people would be familiar.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43428128468970935502010-03-02T12:42:15.308-05:002010-03-02T12:42:15.308-05:00Loved all those colors coming at me year after yea...Loved all those colors coming at me year after year from John. THE CHILL wasn't bad either. Heinlein?<br />Sometimes a great notion captures the public consciousness- And sometimes not.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com