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1christiguc
Titles that probably would be considered an insult if you were to call someone them.
The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Scandalmonger by William Safire
The Witch in the Waiting Room by Robert S. Bobrow
The Snack Thief by Andrea Camilleri
The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Scandalmonger by William Safire
The Witch in the Waiting Room by Robert S. Bobrow
The Snack Thief by Andrea Camilleri
2thatbooksmell
Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud (but that might be a compliment to some...LOL)
A Maggot by John Fowles
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
The Idiot by Dostoevsky
and for something modern, The Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller
(The first four were from the 1001 must-read books list. ;o)
A Maggot by John Fowles
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
The Idiot by Dostoevsky
and for something modern, The Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller
(The first four were from the 1001 must-read books list. ;o)
5philosojerk
The straightforward:
Mercenary by Piers Anthony
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche
Abnormal Psychology by Gerald C. Davison
Fuzzy Thinking by Bart Kosko
And the more metaphorical:
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda
This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
hehe I liked this one. "Bleak House" is going to be my new favorite insult.
Mercenary by Piers Anthony
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche
Abnormal Psychology by Gerald C. Davison
Fuzzy Thinking by Bart Kosko
And the more metaphorical:
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda
This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman
Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
hehe I liked this one. "Bleak House" is going to be my new favorite insult.
8sadiebooks First Message
The Junky by Wiliams S Burroughs
Virgin Soil Unturned by Mikhail Sholokhov
The Unpossessed by William H. Fielding
Tragic Sense of Life by Miguel de Unamuno
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh
Virgin Soil Unturned by Mikhail Sholokhov
The Unpossessed by William H. Fielding
Tragic Sense of Life by Miguel de Unamuno
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh
12bookcurious
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
Bastards & Boneheads by Will Ferguson
A Hole in Texas by Herman Wouk
Losy, Lonely & Vicious by Michael Barson
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
Bastards & Boneheads by Will Ferguson
A Hole in Texas by Herman Wouk
Losy, Lonely & Vicious by Michael Barson
13aviddiva
A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me by Wallace Tripp
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
Catspaw by Joan D. Vinge
Wicked Widow by Jayne Anne Krentz
The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
Catspaw by Joan D. Vinge
Wicked Widow by Jayne Anne Krentz
The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland
14booksinbed
The Latecomers by Anita Brookner
Darkness Visible by William Styron
Grendel by John Gardner
Headhunter by Timothy Findley
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Darkness Visible by William Styron
Grendel by John Gardner
Headhunter by Timothy Findley
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
16christiguc
I know I've already done my 5, but I just thought of this one. And I think it's a great insult. :)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
17dihiba
When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home by Erma Bombeck
this one is also under compliments:
Her Mother's Daughter by Marilyn French
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
Anywhere but Here by Mona Simpson
and from the mouth of a city-slicker:
Small Town Girl by LaVyrle Spencer
this one is also under compliments:
Her Mother's Daughter by Marilyn French
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
Anywhere but Here by Mona Simpson
and from the mouth of a city-slicker:
Small Town Girl by LaVyrle Spencer
18tropics
Why You're Dumb, Sick And Broke - Randy Gage
The Catastrophist- Ronan Bennett
A Problem From Hell - Samantha Power
Word Freak - Stefan Fatsis
The Bad Daughter - Julie Hilden
The Catastrophist- Ronan Bennett
A Problem From Hell - Samantha Power
Word Freak - Stefan Fatsis
The Bad Daughter - Julie Hilden
19Nikkles
The Crow by Alison Croggon
Vortex by Chris Bunch
Terrier by Tamora Pierce
Stiff by Mary Roach
Dark Apprentice by Kevin Anderson
Vortex by Chris Bunch
Terrier by Tamora Pierce
Stiff by Mary Roach
Dark Apprentice by Kevin Anderson
20jburlinson
Worthless by Marilyn Hardy
Pure Slime by Brian Rohrig
Rubbish! by William L. Rathje and Cullen Murphy
White Trash in a Trailer Park by Randal Patrick
The Loser by Thomas Bernhard
Pure Slime by Brian Rohrig
Rubbish! by William L. Rathje and Cullen Murphy
White Trash in a Trailer Park by Randal Patrick
The Loser by Thomas Bernhard
21ostrom
The Octopus, by Frank Norris
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
White Noise Don DeLillo
Barfly by Charles Bukowski
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
White Noise Don DeLillo
Barfly by Charles Bukowski
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
22pscindy
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Sarah Jane Gilman
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
The Liar by Stephen Fry
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
The Liar by Stephen Fry
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
23legxleg
A Broken Vessel by Kate Ross
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Tin Princess by Philip Pullman
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Tin Princess by Philip Pullman
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
24alk290
Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Cunt by Inga Muscio and Betty Dodson
Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Cunt by Inga Muscio and Betty Dodson
Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
25reconditereader
Much Ado About Nothing
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
Interstellar Pig by William Sleator
The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
It's Obvious You Won't Survive by Your Wits Alone by Scott Adams
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
Interstellar Pig by William Sleator
The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
It's Obvious You Won't Survive by Your Wits Alone by Scott Adams
26RidgewayGirl
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
Crud by Lynda Barry
Devil in the White City by Eric Larsen
A Dangerous Woman by Mary McGarry Morris
Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino
Crud by Lynda Barry
Devil in the White City by Eric Larsen
A Dangerous Woman by Mary McGarry Morris
Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino
27mcamiel
Big Trouble by Dave Barry
Lucky at Cards by Lawrence Block
Ratking by Michael Dibdin
Easy Meat by John Harvey
Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-up Artist by Dan Jenkins
Lucky at Cards by Lawrence Block
Ratking by Michael Dibdin
Easy Meat by John Harvey
Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-up Artist by Dan Jenkins
29ostrom
A Generation of Swine Hunter S. Thompson
Fiasco Thomas E. Ricks
Pincher Martin William Golding
Fledgling Octavia Butler
Mildred Pierce James M. Cain
Fiasco Thomas E. Ricks
Pincher Martin William Golding
Fledgling Octavia Butler
Mildred Pierce James M. Cain
30extrajoker
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
Dear Rat by Julia Cunningham
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
Dear Rat by Julia Cunningham
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
31Joles
Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim
32lakingston
Hypocrite in a Poofy White Dress
Unravelled by Robyn Harding
Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson
Scared to Live by Stephen Booth
Unravelled by Robyn Harding
Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson
Scared to Live by Stephen Booth
33jhedlund
The Bastard by John Jakes
You Suck by Christopher Moore
Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
Bushwacked by Molly Ivins
George Bush: Dark Prince of Love by Lydia Millet
The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton
You Suck by Christopher Moore
Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
Bushwacked by Molly Ivins
George Bush: Dark Prince of Love by Lydia Millet
The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton
34Rubbah
Abomination by Robert Swindells
The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
Firmin : adventures of a metropolitan lowlife by Sam Savage
Piggies by Nick Gifford
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
Firmin : adventures of a metropolitan lowlife by Sam Savage
Piggies by Nick Gifford
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Twits by Roald Dahl
37sipthereader
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
Trenchmouth Taggart by M. Glenn Taylor
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Insult by Rupert Thomson
Trenchmouth Taggart by M. Glenn Taylor
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Insult by Rupert Thomson
39Carrotlady
Wallflower by William Bayer
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Lazy Bones by Mark Billingham
Black Dog by Stephen Booth
The Doll Who Ate Its Mother by Ramsey Campbell
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Lazy Bones by Mark Billingham
Black Dog by Stephen Booth
The Doll Who Ate Its Mother by Ramsey Campbell
