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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Top Ten Tuesday: Book Settings That Float My Boat
6:40 PM
I'm a little tardy to the TTT party today, but better late than never, right? Since I'm not a big app user or podcast listener, I'm not really feeling today's topic—Top Ten Online Resources for Book Lovers. I'm going to skip it in favor of last week's—Favorite Book Settings—which I missed due to being in Europe. I know I've done topics like this before, so my selections may sound a *little* familiar...
If you want to join in the TTT fun, click on over to That Artsy Reader Girl for all the details.
Top Ten Favorite Book Settings
1. Scotland—I've long loved me a moody, broody Scottish setting. Now that I've been there, I'm even more interested in reading about this lovely land, the ancestral home of my paternal ancestors.
2. Creepy old buildings—Be it a house, a hospital, a hotel, a school, whatever...as long as a book features a spooky edifice (preferably teeming with ghosts), I'm in.
3. The American South—I enjoy a good Southern yarn, especially when it's filled with quirky characters and Down Home warmth. There's just something about the South, y'all.
4. World War II—Although I've stepped back from WWII novels a bit this year, I still find it an endlessly fascinating setting.
5. Dystopian/post-apocalyptic—I'm not reading as much in this genre as I have in the past, but I still dig a good end-of-the-world tale.
6. Small towns—Quaint little villages make the perfect setting for cozy mysteries, psychological thrillers, rom-coms, horror stories, and more. I especially love a good small-town-with-big-secrets yarn.
7. Extreme situations/climates—Even though I'm a huge wimp, I enjoy immersing myself in engrossing survival stories, especially when they're set in places with chaotic, unpredictable weather that's going to act up at just the wrong moment.
8. Islands—I'm also all about tales set on islands. The isolation ups the ante for any kind of story, be it a mystery, a psychological thriller, a rom-com, or whatever.
9. At sea/maritime disasters—While I'm not afraid of water, I still don't love the idea of floating along in the sea with all kinds of dangers—real and imagined—lurking below me. Because of this, books set at sea, especially survival stories, mysteries, thrillers, and action/adventure tales, always give me a shivery thrill. Titanic books will 100% always get my attention.
10. American West/pioneer/homesteading—I've mentioned before that I'm the descendant of both Mormon pioneers and Oregon Trail adventurers. I grew up hearing their stories, so I've always been fascinated with this time period and setting.
If you read this blog with any regularity, you're not going to be surprised by any of my answers. You've seen what I like to read—do you have any suggestions for books I haven't read yet that fit in these categories? What are your favorite book settings? I'd love to know. Leave me a comment on this post and I will gladly return the favor on yours.
Happy TTT!
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