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Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 0:57

NAHR

Hey, guys. So, random question, if there is a book. Okay, this is an if hypothetical, if there is a book and the title of the book is Nahr, that's it. And A-H-R. Nahar. Do you pick it up? Do you not pick it up? What do you think the book is about? Yeah, I'm just throwing this out there just for fun. Rachel, you know where I'm going with this? Hold off on the swell, Rachel

If that’s the title of a book?

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Arish Ali
@arish · 0:40

Probably not... assuming I did not know the author :)

So if all I have to go on is this one cryptic word, I the fact that it is cryptic and I am busy. I would probably not invest the time to investigate it if that makes sense
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Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 1:21

English and historical fiction? @arish, @rachel

I'm going to put it on swell and see what people think for a title of a book. Nahr. Now, Arish, here's my question. If you knew the book was a written in English, so it's in an English language and B, you knew it was historic fiction, but you still have a title of Nahr, would that make a difference to you? Just curious
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Arish Ali
@arish · 0:55
That just means a very personal kind of preference between in that context. I think I would go with naive if the goal is to kind of be more of click Betty title if you will, which will get more people to click through and see what it's all about. I think Nahr would do the job better, and I hope that helps
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I'm with Arish like I scrolled past this topic multiple times before actually clicking through. If it was on a bookshelf of historical fiction, yes, I'd probably click it up to check it out because it sounds like it could be a person's name, and because it's unusual that and there's got to be more of a story there. I'd definitely check out the back flap or whatever to see
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Jason Henderson
@JaHender · 1:37
So I think for me, if I were browsing for just a general read, I don't know if I would pick up something with a Romcom kind of title against the loveless world. I mean, to me that just says it's just not the kind of book that I personally would pick up. However, if I saw the Nahr, that would probably intrigue me to at least read the spine or the back cover or wherever they put other little snippets of what the book is about
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Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 2:22

I vehemently disagree! 😹

I don't think it does justice to the content of the book at all, and I will argue that this book would not be shelved under historical fiction. I think it would more likely be shelved under literary fiction or political fiction. Just superior title. And I'm fine. I'm fine being out here on my own with this
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Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 2:20

Nahr is superior! Vote for Nahr 😂

I mean, I don't know of a single book that has only one character. Every book has a community and has characters, and every book has romance. Well, not every book, but, you know, the commonalities. This book is history, and it's fiction. So it's historic fiction. And so Nahr would be a more intriguing title rather than the boring against the loveless world. Now, I know, Rachel, you've been trying to convince me
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Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 1:11

💪

I will say I am definitely only interested in the opinions of those who have read the book. I'm not interested in opinions that are just conceptual in nature, but I'm interested in opinions that that are coming from an informed place. No fake reading here. I don't know if that works, but I couldn't help myself. I have to say, though I did convince two people over the weekend to read against the Loveless World
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Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 2:56
If they see against the loveless world, they're not even going to pick it up. So against the loveless world doesn't even give the reader a chance. Now the people you've convinced to read against the loveless world, that's because you have convinced them read this book. This book is so great. Sure. And then after that, when you ask them, what do you think of the title, they're just going to confuse their love for the book with the title
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Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 2:20

Vote Against the Loveless World!

It's exploring the effect of Pride and Prejudice, similar to how against the Loveless World is exploring people who are rallying against the Loveless world. See why it is a superior title. And I just want to reiterate that I think conceptually it's much easier to choose not her as a superior title without having read the book. But can you imagine if you said, yeah, I think Lizzie is a better title than Pride and Prejudice or Darcy is a better title than Pride and Prejudice
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Bowie Rowan
@bowie · 0:17

P.S. Yes to an Austen debate!

Also, I definitely think someone whether it's us or someone else needs to start a conversation in which we debate all of Austin's novels and or at least the ones we have read and why one is super here over all the others
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Shahnaz Ahmed
@bookishpodcast · 2:46
So to debunk your theory on multiple names. Sorry, Rachel. Nahr still holds true for the endearing name. And I am like, Be still my heart. How could you even not like Emma? I mean, I loved Emma. That final scene with Mr. Knightley coming back and there's Emma, and it's just like, oh, my gosh, I've read that part so many times. It's so adorable and so cute. And you love romances and love stories
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