im just wondering.
2007-12-01 18:39:08 · 12 answers · asked by KEVIL 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
its a story of an abortion doctor who ate the fetusses he abortied....and fed them to unsuspectin neighbors and freinds...
2007-12-01 18:44:28 · update #1
i think im gonna hurl...uh...be right back.......................... sorry about that uh ... not again .............................. that title got to me. i like it.
2007-12-01 20:35:29 · answer #1 · answered by lineman108 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's particularly controversial as far as names go. But it's very literal, often a poor choice for a novel's name. Just because it's alliterative doesn't mean it's not overly obvious.
Here's an idea: The story of a doc who eats aborted foetuses only becomes interesting if the reader understands WHY the doc does what he does. So if you can come up with a plausable character who does what he does, then maybe the title could refer to his motivation, rather than his action.
Say, for example, he's all messed up because he was raised in a crazy orphanage where he witnessed all kinds of twisted stuff. Maybe he and his twin, who died mysteriously. And he was always told he had no potential, that he would never amount to anything, so he becomes an overachiever and gets his MD. But all the crap he saw keeps coming back to haunt him and he can only make it go away by eating a discarded human (which is basically what he felt like when he was young.)
Get this: he was always being told he was an animal, worthless. Spineless. That he had a primitive streak. All this negative stuff grows and grows within him.
Do you know what you call this:
"A marking which appears on an blastocyst about 14 days after fertilization, at about the time that it is implanted in the wall of the uterus. Division into identical twins is very rare after this point. (See "Twinning"). The streak will eventually develop into the fetus' spinal column."
The medical term for this is "Primitive Streak."
There's your title. Primitive Streak.
Ok, you get the point. Better to be elliptical than obvious. Think of it this way - The Martin Amis book called "Dead Babies" is not about dead babies.
2007-12-01 19:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by relaxification 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There was an old twilight zone or outer limit episode where alians came in peace, fixed humanities problems, and they found a book that they were able to translate the title "To serve mankind" but by the end of the episode they realized it was a cookbook.
As others said, try something less direct. Maybe "Child Spice"?
2007-12-01 19:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I smell Pulitzer! Dean Koontz and John Grishim watch out!
2007-12-01 18:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by CLOSED 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too much given away by the title. It needs to be concealed more. Try something along the lines of cannibalism in your title.
2007-12-01 19:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are the author and you want people to buy your book than yes. Plus it's kind of simple.
2007-12-01 18:49:11 · answer #6 · answered by chuka123 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disturbing. A man eating a "would be" baby is a bit terrifying, but it would catch someone's eye.
2007-12-01 19:31:16 · answer #7 · answered by Millie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's sounds pretty disgusting and very irreverant. What is the book about?
2007-12-01 18:44:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but one would want to spark interest. I would read it.
2007-12-01 18:43:20 · answer #9 · answered by rgustavw 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope you use a spell checker!
2007-12-01 19:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by everest_police_000001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds mideaval... and cool so no lol
2007-12-01 18:42:07 · answer #11 · answered by Jack D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋