I was going to skip TTT this week because I “thought” I had two review commitments for today…then on closer inspection, one is tomorrow and the other is next week (oops!). Suddenly, I have a window of time for TTT but no content. Then, I saw Joanne’s post at Portobello Book Blog and was inspired by her idea of books with a character name in the title. Ove and Eleanor are always at the top of my character lists, so I’ll list other endearing characters that are some of my favorites!
Books With a Character Name in the Title
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The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West
(A daring female aviator in the 1920s and the air race to Hawaii)
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
(A mystery involving two sisters)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
(#1 in the Harold Fry trilogy)
Lila
(Book #3 in the Gilead series)
Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
(A boy who loves writing steps up to help his family after his father dies)
Britt-Marie Was Here
(A woman strikes out on her own to find her voice and re-evaluate her marriage)
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett
(An older woman finds joy and a reason to keep living)
The Story of Arthur Truluv
(A sweet found family)
Hamnet
(An emotional story centering the wife and young son of Shakespeare)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
(An unhappy bookstore owner finds love)
QOTD:
I could list more, but I’ll stop with these. What book could you add?
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Thank you for the mention Carol. What a great selection! How could I have not thought to include Harold Fry – or Queenie Hennessey or Maureen Fry for that matter? Or Ove? There are just so many aren’t there? 😊
Too many for one list for sure! I tried to think of some less common ones!
Strange Sally Diamond, Miss Benson’s Beetle, The Mystery of Henri Pick, Verity, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Jane Eyre, Admiral Hornblower, Mary Jane, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Vera, Valentine, My Name is Lucy Barton, Who is Maud Dixon?, Celine, Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna. Sorry, I got carried away and looked at my READ books going back to 2020! This was a fun list!
So many fun titles! I could build another list right now! Thanks for your ideas!
One of my very favorite books ever which follows on from Harold Fry – The Love Songs of Miss Queenie Hennessy. 😉💕📚
The entire trilogy is lovely!
It is!💕📚
Hi, Carol – This is another great book prompt. The only book from your list that I have read so far is Hamnet (which I absolutely adored). For this prompt, I would also add: Jane Eyre, A Man Called Ove, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Anne of Green Gables and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland…all of which I have read relatively recently.
All fabulous titles! I could have made another list! Thanks for sharing!
Fab list Carol. I definitely want to do this topic sometime as well.
Thanks Nicki!
I like seeing character names in titles.
It makes the book more memorable when the title reminds us of an unforgettable character.
Character names in titles is such a trend right now. I’ve read a few of these!
A character name immediately jogs my memory of the book!
I just finished reading The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki. I found the MP fascinating.
Thanks for the rec Adrienne!
Great choices, Carol. I’ve read and enjoyed all but Lila and Flora Lea. One of my favourites is The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt.
I’ve read that one! Not my fav! 😂😂😂
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