tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post9188639161919092775..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: A Reader's Opinion on SettingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-24142342683554669332011-11-15T09:12:55.969-05:002011-11-15T09:12:55.969-05:00Definitely. I was initially drawn to the books of ...Definitely. I was initially drawn to the books of Philip Kerr and Larry Beinhart by their settings in Germany and Austria, especially Vienna, where I have lived. <br /><br />And I will ask here whether anyone knows of an author who has used the Big Island of Hawaii, especially the rainforest of the Hilo side. It has become my favorite place on earth, and I send my character Diana Andrews there in two of my (unpublished) novels.Al Tucherhttp://alberttucher.writersresidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-1411063934556207482011-11-15T09:01:24.945-05:002011-11-15T09:01:24.945-05:00It absolutely does. I look for books set in places...It absolutely does. I look for books set in places other than New York/London/L.A. I think that has been the biggest appeal of the Swedish books--the idea of stepping into another place. Cara Black's books set in Paris draw me too. Iceland, Finland, anywhere but home. <br />I'd rather read one set in North Dakota than New York. Or any rural area rather than a big city.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com