2023 Q1 8 - A Book Set On an Island

[Nadine in NY]

A book set on an island (because 23 is one of the recurring numbers in LOST 4 8 15 16 23 42).

Any island: tropical island, temperate island, arctic island, small island, big island, deserted island, settled island, vacation island, horror island. You could even read a book set in England or Ireland, if that's what you want to do (although that's not what I think of when I think of an "island").

There are already a bunch of Listopias for this topic, and at first I thought about not creating one, but then I went ahead and created one anyway. Inside "our" Listopia, I include links to all the other relevant Listopias I found. When I added books, I included a note about which island or island chain they are set on, because it's not always obvious.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[L Y N N]

Red Island House was so well-written. It depicted some of those 'ethical dilemmas' associated with the rich living amongst the poor in a luxurious tropical island setting.

[L Y N N]

I purchased a copy of Island of the Aunts for $1 from my favorite used bookstore a couple of years ago and have yet to read it. Perhaps now!

[L Y N N]

As I'm entering data for Thin Air, I realized that any of the installments in Ann Cleeves' Shetland Island series would work for this prompt!

[Nadine in NY]

L Y N N wrote: "As I'm entering data for Thin Air, I realized that any of the installments in Ann Cleeves' Shetland Island series would work for this prompt!"



LOL YES!!! I was really surprised you were looking for a book for this, when I know you've been marathoning Ann Cleeves, and her Shetland Island series is exactly what I have in mind for myself on this category.

[Dubhease]

I'm currently reading The Cousins. I don't think I can stretch out finishing it for another week to have it count. But the fact that its an island seems to be part of the plot ... unlike a lot of books I read that are set in Manhattan or Montreal, where if you didn't know they were islands, you'd never learn it from the book.

[Ron]

Don't think I have any books to fit this category but I'll probably do some research about Turtle Island.

[Nadine in NY]

Dubhease wrote: "I'm currently reading The Cousins. I don't think I can stretch out finishing it for another week to have it count. But the fact that its an island seems to be part of the plot ... u..."



Yes this would be a perfect "island" book!!!

[Bea]

I will read Entry Island, which has been on my Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thrillers/Suspense group monthly read list for a long time.

[Milena]

Nadine in NY wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "As I'm entering data for Thin Air, I realized that any of the installments in Ann Cleeves' Shetland Island series would work for this prompt!"



LOL YES!!! I was re..."

Right, I also read this series. Thank you!

[Jennifer W]

I was thinking about Treasure Island. But if the book is anything like the Muppet movie (and why wouldn't it be??), most of the action takes place on a boat. Also, I have started Treasure Island before, has anyone read it? It seemed very juvenile. I'm OK with that, I just kinda felt like I was reading the kid's version.

[Mandy]

Japan would be an island nation.

[Nadine in NY]

Jennifer W wrote: "I was thinking about Treasure Island. But if the book is anything like the Muppet movie (and why wouldn't it be??), most of the action takes place on a boat. Also, I have started Treasure Island be..."


I read it a few years ago, it was really dull for me - it's a children's classic, but it wasn't super juvenile. Only the first part is on the boat, they do eventually land on the island.

So far as classics set on islands go, I preferred The Island of Dr. Moreau & The Mysterious Island

[Brandon]

On a cosmic scale, Earth itself is an island, so this could be a free choice category if you want to stretch the prompt a bit.

[Diana]

Reckless Girls, We Were Liars and it's prequel, Family of Liars would all work really well for this one.

[Emily]

Can I count https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Nadine in NY]

Emily wrote: "Can I count https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5..."



This is all just for fun, and you can count anything you want!

[K.L.]

If you enjoy cozy mysteries, the Tiki Goddess Mysteries are a lot of fun. They all take place in Hawaii, mostly on the island of Kauai. Mai Tai One On is the first book in the series.

[Sherri]

I read When We Believed in Mermaids. It's set in Auckland, New Zealand.

[Cornerofmadness]

I read the arc Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood (It should be out soon) It's set in Jamaica

[Katrina]

I am using The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon for this prompt. It is set in New York mostly around Manhattan. This might be a stretch but I really enjoyed this book.

[Dubhease]

I read A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories. Most of the stories take place in Montreal, and one story takes place on a Greek island.

[LeahS]

The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann.

Set in Japan, it tells the story of a German academic who travels to Japan after dreaming that his wife is having an affair. He meets (or does he?) a suicidal student, and they embark on a journey to the pine islands of Matsushima, in the footsteps of the poet Basho, who invented the haiku form of poetry.

The book compares past and present Japan, but it is never clear what is real and what is a dream. An interesting book.