What is the relevance of the book title?

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I thought the same thing as well. I really assumed that this would be a funny children's book, it never crossed my mind that it is an informative self-help book. I give props to the author for making an eye catching title!

Indeed, the author has chosen an eye-catching title. And for the 'funny' part, yes it was a fun-to-read book. Though the author has included valuable lessons in her book, she has been able to present them in a very palatable and a fun-to-read manner. I will give her credits for the eye-catching title as well as the skillful writing style.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

When I first saw the title, I definitely did a double-take, and I think that was the author's intent. I don't think there was any big significance beyond getting people to stop and take notice. The cover is also quite hilarious; I think this was pretty smart on the author's part.

The author was an on-stage performer and by then her target was to make her audience laugh. Seemingly she has done the same, starting from the cover page of her book. Maybe the title was a part of her that attempt as well, and I must say that title served very well for her intention.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

When I first saw the title, I definitely did a double-take, and I think that was the author's intent. I don't think there was any big significance beyond getting people to stop and take notice. The cover is also quite hilarious; I think this was pretty smart on the author's part.

Well, I believe that the obvious significance of the title was its relevance to a story that the author has included in her book.

But what if the author wanted to imply this book as a wake-up call by its title? The rooster is the bird that sings early in the morning. What if the author wanted to highlight that significance and relate it to her book because many of the stories of her book are wake-up calls for many of its readers?

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The title is used to captivate the attention of people. You can't see the book amidst other books and passed it without looking through it. I believed it was a gimmick used by advertisers to draw the attention of people. Well, I am unsurprised, she is an advertiser after all.

Exactly. She, the author, being an advertiser, has utilized her advertising skills to its fullest extent and made her book to stand tall among many other books. I believe that anyone who just go through a collection of books thinking what to read will definitely look again at this particular book, simply because of its unusual title and the nice cover page.

[Mwatu]

While I see how this title would attract attention, I immediately took it to be a child's book and that deterred me from pursuing it further. It is interesting however to learn that is an autobiography with self-help elements. I will however pass on reading the book.

[Iva Stoyanova]

Same! I thought it's a children's book at first and I wasn't very interested. It's quite unique actually, we don't see very inspiring and self-help books having this unusual type of cover.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I think the author decided to make the title catchy. The title is intresting and appealing. Only opened the book to fulfil my curiosity and it did not disappoint. The aurthor was clever to use that title.

I agree. If not for the descriptive sentences which is given underneath the title, the title and the cover page are influential enough to raise your curiosity to the level of making you open the book. If the author's intention was that, then seemingly she has been successful in that.

[KanaSmriti]

I totally agree, I also thought that it's a children's book but I fully understood the meaning after finishing the book. I think it totally justified the book.

[Lauren Doughty]

When I initially read the title and the cover page, I thought that this is a children's book. Later only I read the complete title as well as the book and got to know that this is an inspirational autobiography.

Apart from the latter descriptive part of this title, what do you think about the initial part regarding a rooster being in the bathroom (There's a Rooster in My Bathroom!)? Is it a relevant or a suitable topic with regard to the whole book? Or is it a catchy title that this author has used with her experience in advertising?

I think the title is fine and, as others have said, allows for the author's approachable, conversational writing style. But I feel like the cover was misleading. It did appear to be more of a children's book, due to the quality of the drawing. However, this judgment on my part usefully highlighted biases I have about book covers! We all know what they say, don't judge a book by its cover, after all.

[samuel james]

I normally considered title as the entrance to the main content of the book, although the title can deceived sometimes about the writers meaning or perception of the book but the title shed light on the aspect the writer is writing from. It is necessary to read a book from the title.

[MarveeAman]

Same here. I thought this book is for kids but the cover somehow reminded me of the book "why do farts smell like rotten eggs?"
I'm sure the author purposely gave this book a catchy title, and I think adding humor to the title further entices readers. By doing that the author turned a monotonous subject into something more interesting I guess.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

Although the title is relevant to the story about the rooster being in the bathroom to keep warm, I think the author used it for the title to show the humor within the seriousness of the topics.

Maybe that was the reason. She could have chosen anything else from her stories, yet she chose this as the title of her book.

Life and its lessons are serious. But if you are observant enough, you may see the humor behind that. Maybe that was the hidden message that she wanted to convey through her book title.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The title definitely grabbed my attention. While it's not the kind of book I usually prefer to read, the title was catchy enough that I wanted to give it a try, and so far I'm thoroughly enjoying it. As far as relevance, there's not a whole lot, but it's a good way for the author to draw in a reader.

Yes, it does not have a relevance to the whole book, but only related to the single story which was regarding the rooster that was in her bathroom for warmth.

Yet, if the author's idea was to grab the attention of the reading community, seemingly she has been successful in her attempt. Your very comment on choosing to read this just because of the title is enough proof for that.

[Sushan Ekanayake]

I also thought it was a children's book as well, but I feel like this only added to the whimsy and appeal when I found out that it wasn't. I'm not so sure that there is a deeper meaning to the title. The bathroom is quite a personal space and maybe this has relevance, but I still find the title catchy even if that is its only function

I agree. Bathroom is your personal space. What if the author wanted to say that you may find your wake-up call even in your personal space, or in your very mind where no one can see or hear that. Still you have to identify it and utilize it. Maybe the rooster was used to highlight awakening.

Maybe this title does not have a deep meaning at all. But who knows!!

[Sushan Ekanayake]

The author did say that she actually had a rooster in the bathroom during her Peace Corps days. Also, the rooster in the bathroom could mean that life is full of suprises. Likewise, it is hilarious and makes a catchy title.

The picture on the cover page shows that the rooster was enough to startle and surprise our author. Maybe she wanted to highlight that as a fact, that the life is full of surprises. Yet you have to be ready for them, so you won't be startled by them. Nice way to put it in. Thank you