Is the book title misleading?
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I do think that the title was misleading. Of course, a title does affect the readership. According to me, title something like "The journey called life" would have been more suitable.Al Chakauya wrote: ↑01 Jan 2018, 08:24 What title would best suit the book?
Would changing the book title help the reader choose a book suitable for them?
Personally, I feel the book title is rather misleading. My opinion is that it was criminal of Rob to give such a title to his book- the book title reflects a romance novel. If it wasn't listed in the non-fiction genre, I wouldn't have picked it.
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Agree with you. I did predict the same.tonysgirl0805 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 23:17 I would have to agree with you the title is misleading. When you see that title its as if he met a woman by that name and fell in love with her and it changed his life forever
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I agree with you. It wasn't that impactful that the author named the book on it.inaramid wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 10:57 I saw this question before I got to read the book and found it odd. Now that I'm done reading it, I'm like, "Ohhhh." I agree with you on this. The build-up on what Margaret has "taught" the author was far greater than what actually took place so that when I finally got to that part, I was more than confused...and it might be silly, but I also feel just a tiiiiny bit cheated. The Margaret lesson was good, but it didn't seem to be the most impactful from the author's POV.
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True.katiesquilts wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 00:17 I definitely think the author could have used a subtitle to convey the idea that this is a nonfiction novel! Especially since a lot of people agree that the title only makes sense after reading the book, but an author's biggest struggle is getting people to pick up their books in the first place...
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Honestly, he either should have chosen a better title or Margaret should've been much more inspirational.