So books called "The X's Daughter," and "The (Adjective) (Noun) of (First Name) (Last Name)" have been adequately noted here, as have books called "A/The X of Y and Z." Below however is a list of just a subset of the last pattern: "A/The X of Y and Z," books, but where one of the variables is "Bone/s"(Source: )
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A Cathedral of Myth and Bone
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Children of Blood and Bone
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Boys of Blood & Bone (cf. #2)
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Court of Bone and Fury
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A Crown of Blood and Bone
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Cry of Metal & Bone
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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Diadem of Blood and Bones (cf. #5)
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A Ferry of Bones & Gold
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The Forest of Ghosts and Bones
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The Forest of Shadow and Bones
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Forest of Bones and Wishes
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Ghosts of Blood and Bone
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King of Ash and Bone
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The King of Bones and Ashes (cf. #14)
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A Kingdom of Blood and Bones
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Kingdom of Ice and Bone
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Kingdom of Needle and Bone
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Master of Salt & Bones
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A Place of Blood and Bone
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The Primal of Blood and Bone
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A Secret of Birds & Bone
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The Secrets of Blood and Bone
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A Throne of Feathers and Bone
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Woman of Blood & Bone
There are about 500 books on the list above, meaning that one out of every 20 has "bone/s" in the title. Variables such as "ash," "blood," "salt" believe it or not, "shadow," and "stone" are also abundantly represented. I would estimate that titles without any of these words are in the minority.
Is there just like one guy responsible for naming every book?
Okay maybe a bit of a sensationalist title but every time I try to read something else I find it so... bland?
I read Crime and Punishment, thought it was amazing, after that I immediately bought Notes From Underground / The Double and The Brothers Karamazov. Immediately read Notes From Underground.
After that I thought ok I'll read something different, something a bit less depressing... Got 1 chapter into a new book and just gave up, started reading TBK instead. That took me about a month to read, finally finished it the other day and again I thought I'll have a break and read something lighter... here I am 2 chapters into The Double.
Also have The Idiot on my shelf waiting to be read.
The way Dostoyevsky captures the inner psyche of the human condition is just incredible, at times it's scarily relatable. Not to mention the philosophical ideas he delves into as well, just such a rich reading experience. There's so much to take from these books that I feel like I could read them multiple times and gain new takeaways from it every time.