Setting Book Lists

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanChina Blues by Ki Longfellow
Novels Set in California
265 books — 86 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Tempest by William Shakespeare
Desert Islands
93 books — 83 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerWhite Fang by Jack LondonAlaska by James A. MichenerA Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
Alaska Tales
99 books — 74 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Berlin Stories by Christopher IsherwoodBerlin Noir by Philip KerrStasiland by Anna FunderA Woman in Berlin by Anonymous
Berlin
165 books — 69 voters

Othello by William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareDeath in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas MannThe City of Falling Angels by John BerendtIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Books Set in Venice
161 books — 68 voters
Everyone Burns by John DolanThe Liquidator by Iain ParkeDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder in Mesopotamia by Agatha ChristieCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Death in a Warm Climate
143 books — 67 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayWinter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
Spain
148 books — 56 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauUglies by Scott Westerfeld
Alternative Earth
69 books — 51 voters

Table 21 by T. Rafael CiminoForever by Pete HamillThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThree Junes by Julia Glass
Best New York Novels
37 books — 49 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesFlow Down Like Silver by Ki LongfellowThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Eagle Of The Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
139 books — 47 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerJunction, Utah by Rebecca LawtonThe Executioner's Song by Norman MailerDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyMassacre at Mountain Meadows by Ronald W. Walker
Set in Utah
77 books — 43 voters
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Faraaz KaziSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Bhagavad Gita by AnonymousMidnight's Children by Salman RushdieThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Fiction/Non-fiction Books About India That Don't Focus On the British Raj
68 books — 41 voters

The Wardens of Punyu by D.L. KungThe End of May Road by D.L. KungRiver Town by Peter HesslerChina by Tom CarterThe Shadows of Shigatse by D.L. Kung
Best China Expat Books
59 books — 39 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryTruly, Madly, Deeply by Faraaz KaziSwimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton MistryFamily Matters by Rohinton MistryThe Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
Best Mumbai/Bombay Stories
29 books — 39 voters

Moloka'i by Alan BrennertUnfamiliar Fishes by Sarah VowellHotel Honolulu by Paul TherouxAncient Hawai'i by Herb Kawainui KaneLetters from Hawaii by Mark Twain
All Things Hawaiian
71 books — 33 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesNightwatching by John ZunskiThe God Complex by Chris Titus
Best Books Set In The "M" States.
49 books — 27 voters

Madeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Story of Babar by Jean de BrunhoffAsterix and the Normans by René GoscinnyAsterix the Gaul by René GoscinnyThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
France..and Paris!
86 books — 27 voters
The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Novels to Transport You to Historical Paris
22 books — 23 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Magical Lands
88 books — 21 voters
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaolaThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeAsterix the Gladiator by René GoscinnyPetrosinella by Diane StanleyNero Corleone by Elke Heidenreich
Italy Italy
97 books — 21 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse NearAlbion Imperilled by Ruth Thomas
Trees, Woods, Forests
74 books — 19 voters
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Murder Room by P.D. JamesThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMuseum Guard by Howard Norman
Behind the Scenes at the Museums
50 books — 19 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Widow for One Year by John IrvingAmsterdam by Ian McEwanGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Coffee Trader by David Liss
Books Set in Amsterdam
31 books — 18 voters
The Third Man by Graham GreeneThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekDream Story by Arthur SchnitzlerThe World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigThe Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
Vienna/Wien
99 books — 17 voters

The City of Falling Angels by John BerendtDeath at La Fenice by Donna LeonVenice by Jan MorrisAcqua Alta by Donna LeonNo Vulgar Hotel by Judith Martin
Venice
41 books — 15 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Feast of All Saints by Anne RiceSold Down the River by Barbara HamblyA Free Man of Color by Barbara HamblyFever Season by Barbara Hambly
Best Historical Novels about New Orleans
14 books — 9 voters

Small Island by Andrea LevyBrick Lane by Monica AliThe Satanic Verses by Salman RushdieWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Postcolonial Britain
33 books — 9 voters
Albion Imperilled by Ruth ThomasMalory Towers Boxest by Enid BlytonHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingAnother Country by Julian MitchellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Fiction Set in a Boarding School
23 books — 9 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Dormitory School
23 books — 5 voters
Fishing for Tigers by Emily MaguireThe Lotus Eaters by Tatjana SoliThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneThe Healer's War by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughMatterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Fictitious Vietnam
15 books — 4 voters

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