2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

For this particular challenge I used the Global Book Map and actually found some books written about my little town! I was excited that there was something about Corvallis Oregon, that wasn't all about OSU. Turns out my options were a historical fiction about a cult leader woeing away sweet young things or a trilogy of post apocalyptic Arthurian adventures. I picked the latter. After about 50 pages, I realize there was going to be nothing about the town I live in. It was in name only.

I wanted a book that I could read and go..."Ooo, I know that place" Or "so that's how that came into being" or even "Wait, that's not right, there is a Safeway there." Then I remembered Sue Grafton's novels. It's been awhile since I've read any of her material but I remember seeing the town of my youth in her writing.

Sue Grafton has created a fictional town she calls Santa Teresa, which is based on Santa Barbara. Technically, it's not my hometown but I spent plenty of summers there and I know the streets and beaches and parks she's talking about. I can't say I was a fan of the story itself, but the trip down memory lane was fabulous.