While picking the book for reading and review, I thought it would have some kind of romance theme. But, when I read the book, I found nothing close to that. Therefore, I think the title is not suitable for the book.kandscreeley wrote: ↑01 Jan 2018, 12:46 I don't think it's necessarily indicative of a romance novel. I didn't get that idea from the title at all. I don't think it's a bad title.
Is the book title misleading?
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Re: Is the book title misleading?
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What do you think a more accurate title would be?
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"Lilac Mints" might be a good title. I had never heard of lilac mints. Having mint could be thought of as a small pleasant experience, In a way, the book is a collection of the author's experiences.
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As for the romance aspect, I never got that feeling from the title. I knew going in that it was a self-help title, so that might account for it.
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It is interesting that you seem to be the only one who "gets" the title and frankly I think this is what a lot of authors do on purpose. They give a title that seems to be off the mark, but at the same time it gives a small group of readers an "a-ha" moment and leads the other readers to think about the part the title is pointing to and wonder why it was chosen. It is the author saying "This is the part I think is most important, this is what I want you to get out of it."Sahani Nimandra wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 02:02 Actually a big NO! The author pushed my "curiosity" button, like "why did he name the book after her?" But after he justified his reasons, I was very pleased with his answer. For me the author seemed to have used a continuous approach "... and then I met Margaret". The "and then" this expressed to me out of all people this particular person is "special", that he knew she had "hit him on the right spot" which as a result he dedicated the book to her. Actually yes she taught him a very important lesson for life.