> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # "The Great Nasty," "Fifty Shades of Orange," and Other Punny #ElectionBooks Titles - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/the-great-nasty-fifty-shades-of-orange-and-other-punny-electionbooks-titles/ - Published: 2016-11-08T21:15:30.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:13:28.000Z - Description: As voters head to the polls, the hashtag #electionbooks is offering a literary and punderful outlet for the frustrations of an exhausted electorate. - Author: Elisa Wouk Almino - Tags: Art, Donald Trump, election, Hillary Clinton, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:23 (2016, 2017, part 2) > [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) Locker Room Talk [pic.twitter.com/McR875uWqu](https://t.co/McR875uWqu?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Other Press (@otherpress) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/otherpress/status/796047464084209665?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) In the midst of voter despair, Twitter users have been tweaking the titles of famous books to match this spectacle of a chapter in US politics. Using the hashtag [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=news&q=%23electionbooks&src=tyah&ref=hyperallergic.com), people partake of the tradition of employing literary puns to describe the election, with “[Not-so-great Expectations](https://twitter.com/PublicBenjamin/status/13376325526?ref=hyperallergic.com),” or some version of Charles Dickens’s novel, still being one of the most popular choices. Unsurprisingly, this year’s titles, sparked by [a call from BuzzFeed](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pantsuit?bftw&utm%5Fterm=.qlpjjQ573&ref=hyperallergic.com#.gdeOOb8Gg), range from apocalyptic to vengeful, with plenty of creative attacks on [Donald Trump ](http://hyperallergic.com/tag/donald-trump/)(or [*Trumpula*](https://twitter.com/Samsnonsense/status/796069884257914880?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)). Several users could only explain away this election’s inanities with Harry Potter magic, or turn to Jane Austen to knock some sense into this country. We survived, as one user put it, [*A Series of Unfortunate Debates*](https://twitter.com/margaretggarry/status/796068413688967168?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com), though most of us were left at a loss for words. For now, we can channel our literary giants, and only hope this will be [*No Country for Old Men (Anymore)*](https://twitter.com/TD%5FFields/status/796025285162450949?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com). ## Donald Trump’s Future Biographies: > The Great Nasty [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — NotoriousKBG (@Gee\_Kate) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/Gee%5FKate/status/796024038158172161?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > Catcher in the Lie > [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Fernando (@LT\_VT) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/LT%5FVT/status/796046379504242688?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) https://twitter.com/chelseab343/status/796024635137675264 ## What Jane Austen would say: > Pride and Politics [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Jennifer Rummel 📚🍪 (@yabooknerd) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/yabooknerd/status/796027877007458304?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > .[@BuzzFeedBooks](https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBooks?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) Sense and Sensib-Hillary [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Sami Main, CLC (@samimain) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/samimain/status/796023227629862913?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) ## Hillary Clinton’s Pantsuit: > Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — sam Ⓥ (@sameldrr) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/sameldrr/status/796025527836561408?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > The Girl with the Pearl Pantsuit [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Carolyn Quimby (@CarolynQuimby) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/CarolynQuimby/status/796034413012414464?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) https://twitter.com/burntsiena99/status/796064242583687168 ## The Surreal Election: > Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret Emails [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — annie (@annie\_michelle\_) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/annie%5Fmichelle%5F/status/796033592736546816?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > Donald Trump and the Goblet of Bad Hombres [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — rico (@ricotheasian) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/ricotheasian/status/796042079239598081?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > Fantastic Mr. Fox News [#ElectionBooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionBooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [pic.twitter.com/eJRARlxmrT](https://t.co/eJRARlxmrT?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — B&N Scottsdale (@BNScottsdale) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/BNScottsdale/status/796068230091505665?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > The Phantom Voting Booth [#ElectionBooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionBooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [pic.twitter.com/7SPNSIJFdw](https://t.co/7SPNSIJFdw?ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — IberiaParishLibrary (@IberiaLibrary) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/IberiaLibrary/status/796051348529836032?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) ## If Donald Trump Is Elected: > Grave New World [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Jen (@JenW616) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/JenW616/status/796050987131830273?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > Fifty shades of Orange [#electionbooks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/electionbooks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) > > — Julia Edwards 🌹 (@aroundrobinbook) [November 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/aroundrobinbook/status/796060146581590016?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) ## If Hillary Clinton Is Elected: https://twitter.com/ProfShakespeare/status/796064144894099456https://twitter.com/JDaugherty1081/status/796068316871852036