Comments on: Books set in your city

By: Thomasina

Thomasina — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:54:27 +0000

“Tuscaloosa” by W. Glasgow Phillips and “What they Always Tell Us” by Martin Wilson are both excellent portraits of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during the 1970s and ’80s, respectively.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:57:18 +0000

Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” series is set in my hometown of Forks, WA– one of the few perks to living in one of the rainiest places in the world!

By: miriam

miriam — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:38:36 +0000

A series of mysteries by Tony Dunbar set in New Orleans conveys the raffish charm of the city (pre-Katrina). His hero is an attorney called Tubby Dubonnet. Also, the food he describes sounds incredibly good.

By: Chan

Chan — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:36:38 +0000

While I don’t live there, I’m a tourist and can vouch for both the accuracy and hilarity of several Christopher Moore books, most notably A Dirty Job, which even gets into the sewer system (OK, no direct experience there…), and earlier novels Bloodsucking Fiends/A love story and You Suck/A love story.

If you like Carl Hiassen, you’ll love Moore, and they paint a charming picture of San Francisco and its zany residents.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:35:59 +0000

Jesus’ Son is in Iowa City! Also, a number of John Irving novels take place, in part, in Iowa City!

By: AmÃ©lie

AmÃ©lie — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:37:44 +0000

Probably not translated from french to english yet, but “Carnet de naufrage” by Guillaume Vigneault and “Les aurores montrÃ©ales” by Monique Proulx are great books in which Montreal is described.

By: JHop

JHop — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:56:04 +0000

The Man With The Golden Arm is a great book, and yes, the neighborhood is crawling with yuppies and hipsters these days. But the house that Nelson Algren spent most of his adult life in still stands on Evergreen between Damen and Wicker Park Avenues.

Also, Crossing California by Adam Langer is a great read about growing up Jewish on the far NE side of the city. Not that I am Jewish or grew up on the North side, but enjoyed the book nonetheless!

By: EEB

EEB — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:25:02 +0000

Oh, I forgot about the Grisham books, some of his were set in places in Arkansas…but the Trailer Park book is set in my hometown…sigh…

By: erm

erm — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:51:42 +0000

Dragons of the Cuyahoga. I know there are other books set in and around Cleveland, but this was the first I ever read. I seem to recall the author had elves living in Squire’s Castle… and the fact that I knew all the place names made everything a thousand times more fun!

By: Christie

Christie — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:42:56 +0000

‘The Road’ made me appreciate the America we still have, and really, having a home at all.