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Many fictional titles explain very little if you have not already read the work. Take "lord of the rings" for example, or "Anna Karenina", or even "the Bible".
by WJW 3y ago
Many fictional titles explain very little if you have not already read the work. Take "lord of the rings" for example, or "Anna Karenina", or even "the Bible".
"Flowers for Algernon" is a fine, memorable title that makes sense in the context of what the story is about.
- arethuza 3y agoI consulted an AI to see if it could recommend a better title for "Lord of the Rings" - and (I am not making this up) it suggested "Ringworld"....
- mangamadaiyan 3y agoDo I hear the librarian going "Ook"? Sir Terry must be turning in his grave. Edit: Note -- I confused Ringworld with Discworld, as pointed out by rowyourboat below.
- rowyourboat 3y agoI think you are confusing rings with discs. Larry Niven is the one doing the spinning
- mangamadaiyan 3y agoMy apologies. You are correct indeed.
- zem 3y agoto bring this full circle, terry pratchett's early science fiction novel "strata" was largely a parody of "ringworld". not as good as his post-stride-hitting discworld books, but worth a read anyway
- nottorp 3y agoBut the "AI" recommendation does sound like it came from a Discworld book.
- mangamadaiyan 3y agoOn that note, I really wish someone would name their AI after Bergholt Stuttley a.k.a Bloody Stupid Johnson.