I have often thought that Library of Congress Subject Headings for fiction were kind of funny in they way they can reduce a complex work of art into a few words. And the “– Fiction” part just seems funny to me, as in “Middle-aged men — Fiction.” So here is a a little quiz: nine classic (or at least well-known) works of world literature, as described in library catalogs’ subject headings and genre terms. First one to get all nine correct in the comments wins a free lifetime subscription to See Also. (I suppose I should add a spoiler warning, as one of these gives away the ending of the novel in the subject headings! Also, I expect I’m not the first person to find this funny; if you know of similar pages/quizzes, please let me know.) Edited to add: if you have other funny examples, please put them in the comments.
    • Whaling ships — Fiction
    • Ship captains — Fiction
    • Mentally ill — Fiction
    • Whaling — Fiction
    • Whales — Fiction
    • Runaway teenagers — Fiction
    • New York (N.Y.) — Fiction
    • Bildungsromans
    • Middle aged men — Fiction
    • Girls — Fiction
    • Erotic fiction
    • Love stories
    • Physicians’ spouses — Fiction
    • Adultery — Fiction
    • Suicide victims — Fiction
    • Middle class — Fiction
    • France — Fiction
    • Domestic fiction
    • Paris (France) — History — 1789-1799 — Fiction
    • London (England) — History — 18th century — Fiction
    • Paris (France) — History — 1789-1799 — Fiction
    • London (England) — History — 18th century — Fiction
    • Historical fiction
    • War stories
    • Computer hackers — Fiction
    • Business intelligence — Fiction
    • Information superhighway — Fiction
    • Nervous system — Wounds and injuries — Fiction
    • Conspiracies — Fiction
    • Japan — Fiction
    • Science fiction
    • Cowboys — California — Salinas River Valley — Fiction.
    • Men — California — Salinas River Valley — Fiction.
    • Friendship — Fiction.
    • Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. — Fiction
    • Regression (Psychology) — Fiction
    • Islands — Fiction
    • Boys — Fiction
    • Psychological fiction
    • Rabbits — England — Fiction.
    • Community power — Fiction.
    • Allegories.