Hi Munchworms!
This week’s topic for That Artsy Reader Girl‘s Top Ten Tuesday is:
“Books that take place in another country”!
Since I’m pretty much in love with London, I couldn’t not focus on that city. I’ve found some books I read and some I have yet to read that are all set in London one way or another, but first: confession time.
Secretly I started prepping this post ten minutes ago because I’m having a major slump. Reading AND blogging wise. Someone please help me.
BOOKS IN LONDON I READ
BOOKS IN LONDON I HAVE YET TO READ
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
Are there any other books set in London you think I should read?
That’s a great selection… and here are some more. We have collated books set in London and beginning to break them down by area too, like Lambeth, Chelsea etc. https://www.tripfiction.com/find-a-book/?location=London&btitle=&bauthor=&genre=Genre… have fun choosing! We add to the list regularly too so you will never run out!
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Oh, that’s awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Amazing list! I haven’t read any of these yet but I definitely want to. There are so many books here that are on my TBR too. I hope to get them soon 🙂
My TTT: http://flippingthruthepages.com/2018/03/ten-books-that-take-place-in-another-country/
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Excellent picks! I hope you enjoy Stalking Jack the Ripper and A Darker Shade of Magic. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
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I just recently got a really gorgeous edition of The Night Circus- thr vintage one. I so need to read it! Agh!!
I totally share your opinions on London though, I simply fell in love with it… I want back!n
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I want to read Stalking Jack the Ripper so bad!!! Great Post!❤❤❤
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Right?! I love anything set in London and it sounds sooooo good.
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Same here!!!!😍 Sounds awesome!💜💙💜💙
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I really want to visit London someday. I loved A Darker Shade of Magic. Great list!
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And I can’t wait to go back there, haha.
Thank you!
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A Darker Shade of Magic is so good!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/top-ten-tuesday-152/
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I’m looking forward to that one! 😀
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OMG, Atonement was so upsetting… but also good.
I love books set in London.
The Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch is awesome. Rivers of London is the first in the series.
I loved the Cuckoo’s Calling too.
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OH MY GERD! INFERNAL DEVICES! WILL AND JEM!!! AHHHHHH! THE PRECIOUSNESS!
I may need to add some of these to ma lists. Stalking Jack the Ripper is on my current TBR…… somewhere XD
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Riiiight?! I’m hoping to reach my rereading goals for this year because I want to reread all the Shadowhunters books next year, haha. :’D
Somewhere.. Hidden in that enormous pile of other unread books.. yeah, I feel you.. xD
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I LOVE LONDON. It’s my favorite city ahh, so glad you picked it. Also, you HAVE to read ADSOM, it is brilliant ❤ ❤
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SAME. I can’t wait to go back there. I’m hoping for YALC. Desperately hoping. :’)
I knooow! I’m trying my hardest to get through my.. ever-growing pile of ARC’s.. :’) And then.. One day.. :’)
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I’ve read Stalking Jack the Ripper, Clockwork Angel, and The Girl on the Train. I loved the first two books and the last one was an ok read for me.
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I’ve been looking forward to Stalking Jack the Ripper for ages now. And I’m contemplating putting all the Shadowhunter books on my reread list for next year.. Maybe. There are a lot of them after all.
The Girl on the Train was entertaining enough but.. for me it’s one of those books I’ll never reread because I just know what happens and it wasn’t thàt special to me.
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I borrowed TID trilogy from the library a couple years ago and absolutely loved it. I want to buy those books so I can reread them and have them on my shelf. I just recently bought bought the first 3 books in TMI series but I haven’t read that series yet. I feel the same way about The Girl on the Train. I want ever reread it.
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Oooh, I hope you enjoy all of them! I decided that, if I reach my reread goals this year, I’m going to reread all Shadowhunter books next year – it’s been decided! – and I’m already looking forward to it so much, haha.
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That sounds like fun. I definitely want to reread TID trilogy but I want to read the rest of them before I do.
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Tottally get that. My initial goal was to reread all of them before Queen of Air and Darkness releases but that’s just not.. possible. :’)
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It will probably be a while before I get around to reading all of her other books so I want be rereading anytime soon.
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Understandable; it’s a lot of books. 🙂
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Yes it is lol.
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I have only read two of these! Atonement is excellent.
Oliver Twist is my favourite Dickens book!
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk
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I haven’t read anything by Dickens yet but someday! 😀
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Great take on this week’s topic! There are several on your list I would love to read, Stalking Jack the Ripper, Atonement, and A Darker Shade of Magic. Here is my Top Ten Tuesday
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Thank you! I really can’t wait to start Stalking Jack the Ripper – curse that never-ending TBR, haha.
Thanks for stopping by! 😀
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I had so many books from London on my list. I actually struggled to find some others – but I did manage to find three.
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Ooh, I’m going to check it out, haha. 🙂
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Oh, I love books set in London. I’ve only been once, but I’d LOVE to go again. I really like A Darker Shade of Magic (need to read the second one) and Stalking Jack the Ripper so I highly recommend those.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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Right?! I usually go there once a year but it’s been a while now. I’m hoping to go to YALC but still keeping my fingers crossed for that one, haha.
I’m looking forward to both of those! Especially since I know those two will give me plenty of London. 😛
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The Night Circus is one of my favorites! Every time I reread it I pick up something new!
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I looove it when books do that! 😀
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Like Cecelia I also suggest Sarah Waters books, Fingersmith is another one of hers that is also set in London.
As someone who has lived in London my whole life one thing that REALLY bugs me is that most fictional content (books, films, tv shows, etc) usually shows this really mythologized version of London that is used to attract tourists and often ignores the reality of London that most of us live in. I’m from a poor area in south london that is mostly made up of estates, definitely not something that is often featured in books (unless it’s about Crime :/) It features briefly in Anansi Boys though and I had a discussion with Neil Gaiman about his inaccurate cinema featuring xD
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I guess showing mythologized versions of cities is a pretty common thing but if you live there, it can be even more annoying of course!
I’ve been to London a couple times but mostly stayed in the “popular” areas, although we’ve been going further and further away from those the more we go there. I love all the small markets you find if you’re just walking around at random. :’)
Haha, awesome you had that discussion! I’d probably do the exact same thing if someone were to use my city inaccurately in one book or another. 😛
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Books set in London are my favorite 😍😍😍 You should check out The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, it follows four characters during WWII q
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And it’s great! (Accidentally hit reply early whoops!)
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Haha, happens! 😛
It really does look interesting though! And that’s coming from someone who isn’t a fan of history at all. :’)
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The Night Circus and Neverwhere are on my immediate TBR! Both sound so whimsical and amazing!
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Oooh, they both are! I completely lost myself in The Night Circus – I could totally imagine walking around that circus the writing’s that good!
Neverwhere was my introduction to Gaiman and his writing style is sooo unique! Hope you enjoy both of them. 😀
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I recommend who fears death by Nnedi Okorafor. Its quite intense she created a world of Igbo culture from Nigeria and other parts of Africa like the Himba tribe appear in the book.
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Ooh that definitely sounds interesting! Thanks for the rec! 😀
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ADSOM is on my list as well. I loooove Red London. ❤
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I have yet to read them but like.. I love London so I’ll love at LEAST one London in those books? I think? I hope?! :’)
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I have such a weird relationship with London. It’s only up the road but I almost never go because as soon as I get there I get really tired! At least I can read books set there!
My TTT
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Ooh, boo! If I’d live close to London, I’d probably go there all the time, haha. It’s bumming me out I can only go once a year or every two years. 😛
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Maybe it’s less special if you can go there all the time? We went for the first week of our honeymoon and that was really awesome
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Hm, that could be it. Honestly, I don’t really have much of a connection with my own capital either. Brussels is just so .. boring to me? I don’t know. Might also be because most of the people there speak French and that gets on my nerves, haha. Dutch and English all you want but I hate speaking French. 😛
Ooh that sounds fun! I went there for a week with my boyfriend as our first real trip together and it was awesome as well. 🙂
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I loved Brussels when I went! Maybe it’s about it being same old same old for you? London is a good city for romantic trips clearly!
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Hm; could be, haha. 😛
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