Top 10 Tuesday: Settings as Characters

unsplash.com, photo by David Marcu

unsplash.com, photo by David Marcu

I’m linking up with The Broke and the Bookish (which describes me quite well) for my top ten books in which the setting acts as a character.  I worked backwards from my Goodreads list of books read, selecting those whose setting immediately came to mind due to its role in the story. Here they are in no particular order.


O Pioneers! by Willa Catherthe harsh Nebraska prairie (my review post)


Dying for Revenge by Barbara Golder: trendy Telluride, Colorado (book tour)


Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: the imposing Manderley estate (my review post)

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