Clean,Non Religious-Reads discussion

I love both historical and contemporary eras, and besides America, I love my stories to be set in the UK and Ireland.

I avoid books set in Russia, China and other places that I cannot even pronounce the character's/location's names because it kills the flow of reading.

Most of what I read is either US or England if it is even in this dimension or world. I read a few recently that seemed to be in the middle east and actually enjoyed the sandy settings.

I have read mostly nonfiction set in the middle east, about the oppression of females born into countries under Radical Islam, but I surely did enjoy ~

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I forgot to mention that I really prefer if stories are set in the U.S. ,to be in the West and Southwest, and Appalachian areas, because I lived all over the west as an Air-Force brat, and after marriage to a G.I. from Kentucky, spent a lot of time visiting his family there.

I do not like the Midwest, and especially not the "Plains" states, and haven't been anywhere east except TN. to visit.

Outside the US prior to 1800

us, southwest, west, texas. Canada. Maine.

I've written stories set in Brittany, but I haven't found any stories by other authors. It may be that most of them are in French/Breton.

I also like the Ancient World, especially Rome and Greece.

I am living in Minnesota. There are a lot of great authors here so I have been loving reading books by Minnesota authors.

Lately, when my family goes on vacation, I like finding audio books that take place in the states we have visited:


A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

or


Valley Forge by Newt Gingrich

A Walk in the Woods was hysterical. The movie was good but the book was so much better.

Kristi wrote: "A Walk in the Woods was hysterical. The movie was good but the book was so much better."

But doesn't he use a lot of profanity, and tells of throwing lots of trash in the woods?

Yes, I believe there's quite a bit of profanity. :-(

And one character pitches most of his pack off cliffs the first day on the trail. It wasn't written as condoning that activity, but apparently that is what the friend really did. I think they left that part out of the movie, actually.

Gee, I didn't remember the profanity! Hate to think I have grown immune to it.

That is what I had read in reviews.

Carol wrote: "I am living in Minnesota. There are a lot of great authors here so I have been loving reading books by Minnesota authors.

Lately, when my family goes on vacation, I like finding audio books that t..."

Love your idea about audiobooks and family vacations. Sounds like an added way of connecting to the place you're visiting. :)

We just returned yesterday from a trip to Prague and Salzburg. It was our first time visiting Prague and I was intrigued by the city. I'm going to have to look for some interesting books set there!

Wow that sounds awesome, Margaret!

Margaret wrote: "We just returned yesterday from a trip to Prague and Salzburg. It was our first time visiting Prague and I was intrigued by the city. I'm going to have to look for some interesting books set there!"

So cool!!!!

I enjoy stories set in the southwest US. I also find the swamps and bayou country of the Gulf coast fascinating, and would love to find more fiction dealing with that environment, whether historical or contemporary.

Ken wrote: "I enjoy stories set in the southwest US. I also find the swamps and bayou country of the Gulf coast fascinating, and would love to find more fiction dealing with that environment, whether historica..."

Ken, have you read any of Tony Dunbar's Tubby Dubonnet series? His main character is a lawyer living in New Orleans. I've only read the first in the series, Crooked Man, but found the descriptions of the area to be very well written, enough detail but not too much. The author lives in New Orleans so it seemed very real. If you like crime/lawyer stories, these may be something you'd enjoy.

Margaret wrote: "Ken wrote: "I enjoy stories set in the southwest US. I also find the swamps and bayou country of the Gulf coast fascinating, and would love to find more fiction dealing with that environment, wheth..."

Thanks, Margaret, for the recommendation. I'll see if I can find any of them on my library's audio downloads.

I enjoy reading books set in any location, because I like to be vicarious with my selections. I don't really travel, besides through the books I read. I like both historical and contemporary, so long as the story is good.