I noticed a pattern in my reading – I don’t get drawn into character heavy books as much as I instantly am hooked if the setting is vivid and intriguing. A History of Wild Places pulled me right in (isolated community in the northwest woodland) but I could not keep going with Black Cake (a lot of back and forth between the siblings, office setting maybe?). The Great Alone had so much description of place I feel I can see the entire area still. Please suggest books in which you can still transport yourself back to the place in your mind even years after reading the book!
by Exciting_Till3713
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I love this category of books! What comes to mind is The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, vividly evokes an island chain in the east of India. Been years since I read that and I still have a picture of it in my mind.
I have a wholeeeeee list lol.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik (new adult fantasy)
Lark Ascending by Silas House (adventure, post apocalyptic)
The Bear and the Nightingale (cozy Russian fantasy)
The White Hare by Jane Johnson (magical realism)
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (queer folklore, novella)
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (mystery, horror, sci-fi)
…and of course, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (mythological, fantasy, mystery)
If you’re looking for YA, I read We Were Liars when I was first getting back into reading and I enjoyed the setting a lot.
Hope this helps!