15. A book set in a global city

[Marie]

I read A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong.

It's set in Shanghai, this is the second time I've read a book set there. The other was the first in this series, Death of a Red Heroine, which I read for the Far East Asian prompt last year.

[Tabitha]

Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon (Audible Original)

This is the book I went with for this prompt.

[Ashley]

I read West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915. This took place in San Fransicso.

[Jana]

I read Golden in Death, the newest book in the In Death series by JD Robb. Tis series is set in the future in New York City. I have read many many of the books in this series. I love it.

[Sarah]

1. What are you reading for this category?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. Which city is it set in?
New York
3. Do you typically read books set in this city?
I have read a few books set in New York but before I joined this site and started doing these challenges I mostly read fantasy where the worlds are fictional. This site has helped me broaden the genres I read.

I have not read The Great Gatsby, it was not required reading for any of my English classes in high school. However, I keep seeing memes and references to it so I figured it is one of those books that should be read at some point in your life.

[Karen]

I read Big Little Lies for this prompt, which is set in Sydney. I wouldn't say I seek out books based on setting, but I have read other books set in this city, also by Liane Moriarty.

[Joanne]

I read Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole which is the next book in the Runaway Royals series which I love. It is set in New York City. So many books are set in the US and many of those are in New York so it's a common setting in books I read.

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

It has taken me an embarrassingly long time to check off this prompt; I'm so far behind in my in-order challenge.

In fairness, I picked up a lot of books that could have worked and then dnf'd them. I ended up reading Enter a Murderer, a classic mystery set in London. It was pretty well done. I do read a ton of books set in London just because it is such a common setting for classic mysteries. Initially I wanted to avoid London books for that reason but with limited access to the library I couldn't afford to be that picky about it any longer.

[Suzanne]

I read four books for this prompt in my "expanded" challenge.

London: Queenie
Shanghai: Dreams of Joy
Paris: The Great Believers
Tokyo: A Tale for the Time Being

I have read a lot of books set in London and many set in China. I can recall a few set in Japan, but I had to really work to find something I wanted to read in Paris. I highly recommend the Shanghai and Tokyo choices for learning about these cities.

[Kellie Lyn]

What are you reading for this category?

Regular: Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty-Sydney, Australia, I have read several books set in Australia and have enjoyed them but I do not seek them out.

ABC: Bone Thief Thomas O'Callaghan New York, New York-This one I had a hard time finding a book which had the right setting and a last name to fit the alpha order. This turned out to be a surprise. I really enjoyed it.

[Bana AZ]

1. What are you reading for this category?

I just finished The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker and it was amazing! 4.5 stars

2. Which city is it set in?
New York. This book really showed that this was a global city because our two title characters are from different folklore, Jewish and Arabic.

[Steven]

I read Tiger's Daughter by Bharati Mukherjee set in Calcutta, India. I enjoy many books by Indian authors (Salman Rushdie is one of my favorite authors of all time.)

The setting of a book doesn't usually sway me one way or another on whether to read it or not.

[Veronica]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
2. Which city is it set in?
It is set in New York City
3. Do you typically read books set in this city?
I have ready quite a few books set here, though I don't do it intentionally.

[Tracy]

For this prompt, I enjoyed Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital. Bellevue Hospital is located in New York City. I loved the stories and anecdotes. I occasionally read books set here.

[Evelyn]

1. What are you reading for this category?
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
2. Which city is it set in?
Seoul
3. Do you typically read books set in this city?
No, I only read few books set in Seoul.

[MN]

I read Ira Levin, Sliver for this topic. Set in Manhatten, it was described by Stephen King as 'the ultimate fin de siecle horror novel' - not a genre I usually read or enjoy. However, I couldn't put this book down. It's rivettingly horrible, in short.

[GailW]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
2. Which city is it set in?
New York City
3. Do you typically read books set in this city?
Not a lot but certainly some.

[Stacey]

While I chose Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan because it was supposed to be set in Berlin, it mainly took place in New York. I usually read books set in New York, but not many in Berlin. I wished Berlin entered into the story earlier on, but that didn't diminish from the novel at all. I really enjoyed this unusual story.

[Anna]

1. What are you reading for this category?

I read White Teeth

2. Which city is it set in?

It is set in London

3. Do you typically read books set in this city?

Every now and then I read a book set in London. When reading books set in the UK it is more of a setting in the countryside really.

[Angela]

What are you reading for this category?
Death in Berlin, by M.M. Kaye


Which city is it set in?
Berlin

Do you typically read books set in this city?
Not really, but Berlin does hold a certain historical interest for me.

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[Severina]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo

2. Which city is it set in?
It's split between New York City (the global city) and the area around the Bahamas

3. Do you typically read books set in this city?
New York might show up fairly regularly.

[Joan]

1. What are you reading for this category? The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
2. Which city is it set in? London
3. Do you typically read books set in this city? I think so. I don't really keep track.

[Hannah]

I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo for this one, since it's set in New York City (though a fair amount is also set in LA/Hollywood.)

If you count the suburbs, London is the city that has been the setting for the most number of books I've read. If you don't count suburbs, than it's New York. Unexpectedly, the city after that is Toronto - there are a surprising number of books set in Toronto! (Mostly because of Margaret Atwood.) I would have liked to choose one of the global cities that isn't so common to my reading, but I wanted to fit Evelyn Hugo in at the end of the year.

[Virginia]

1. What are you reading for this category?
I read The Switch for this.


2. Which city is it set in?
A grandmother and granddaughter switch residences; the younger lived in London, so her grandma lived in her London flat.

3. Do you typically read books set in this city? I don't typically pick books based on city, but I have read several this year in and around London.