Tom Roberts asked this question about Where the Crawdads Sing:
Was anyone perplexed by the author’s placement of Asheville, far to the west of NC, within shopping distance of the coast? One family drives to Asheville to buy a bicycle and one man buys his colorful ties there. Yet, the drive to Asheville tales from 5 to 6 hours. This doesn’t detract from the story, but it is quite odd.
George I think I'd be equally discombobulated if an author did something similar with a town in Utah--but I'd rapidly get over it! There's no more sense worr…moreI think I'd be equally discombobulated if an author did something similar with a town in Utah--but I'd rapidly get over it! There's no more sense worrying about this than there is trying to fit Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County into a map of the real state of Mississippi!(less)
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