Here are my nominees for "The Worst Titles of 2008", collected over the past 12 months as I scoured dozens of book review journals. I make no claims about the contents of these books as I haven't read any of them!
Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All by Christina Thompson. (an exploration of the conflicts between Westerners and the Maori of New Zealand.)
Big, Bad and Barbaric by Jaid Black (a paperback romance)
Keep Your Mouth Shut and Wear Beige by Kathleen Gilles Seidel (humorous novel with instructions for the mother-of-the-groom!)
Hairdos of the Mildly Depressed by Doug Crandell. (2 southern brothers: one balding; one mildly brain-damaged. Think Augusten Burroughs.)
Succubus in the City, and its sequel, Succubus Takes Manhattan by Nina Harper. (Doing Satan's bidding in NYC!)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows (actually a very popular title here but I can never remember it exactly!)
Why We Suck by Denis Leary (also very popular but I truly detest the word "suck" and think it should never be used in a title!)
Please feel free to post you own nominees too!
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