1. Hoggy-Hoggy-Hogwarts...er, that would be Harry Potter's world by JK Rowling in case you didn't know or have been living in a cave or something.
2. Cannery Row in Monterey, CA by John Steinbeck. Just go read my review to see why. :)
3. The strange and unusual world of 1Q84 by Haruki Murakumi...it may seem like 1984 Tokyo, but it so is not. I need to review this one soon!
4. The Fayz in the Gone books by Michael Grant, similar to Hunger Games, but set in present times and that almost makes it more terrifying.
5. Pretty/Ugly Town in the Uglies series by Scott Westerfield. Bubbly making hot-air balloons and floating ice rinks, what's not to love?
6. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (or any of his books really). This one is set in a graveyard, with like dead people and stuff. ;)
7. Xanth by Piers Anthony...full of puns and potty humor, but still an incredible, amazing, inventive world.
8. Narnia by CS Lewis...I always counted The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe as the first book and truthfully, my favorite. It brings the world of Narnia to life. I need to reread this soon I think.
9. The Forest in Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. This book and its illustrations will take you to another world.
10. Stoneybrook, CT home of The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M Martin. Yes, it's the simplest world, but for me, the most real and the most ingrained in my brain (besides Hogwarts of course).
(thanks to Leah Riley for uploading this!)
I love that you picked "Where The Wild Things Are"--very vivid world. kaye—the road goes ever ever on
ReplyDeleteIt tells such a great story with very few words, I just had to. :)
DeleteI picked Xanth, too! :) And ooh, Stoneybrook...I used to have *all* the BSC books, well, up to around the 50s, when I outgrew them.
ReplyDeleteXanth books are like the sugary sweet candy you eat before dinner...you know they're not really good for you but you just enjoy them so much! Lol...
DeleteA great, outside-the-box list! I didn't even think of Pretties/Uglies, Where the Wild Things Are, or The Graveyard Book, but definitely agree with you on all of them.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I was trying to think of some different ones, besides Harry Potter and Hunger Games. :)
DeleteHogwarts and the wizarding world has made a lot of lists today, and for good reason! I've also enjoyed how many folks have included the settings from favorite childhood books- Stoneybrook was a staple of my reading for a long time too :D.
ReplyDeleteI think Hogwarts is an iconic world that will continue to be on people's lists for a long, long time.
DeleteOh yes, the setting for Graveyard Book is unique, isn't it? Great idea!
ReplyDeleteHere's my Top Ten Most Vivid Settings in Books.I'd love for you to stop by and see what you think!
Yes, very. I can't wait to reread it around Halloween this year. I've only read it once. :)
DeleteAnd thanks, I'll check it out!
LOL Stonybrook, CT. I loved BSC as a kid and desperately wanted to be in one of my own.
ReplyDeleteMan, I loved The Graveyard Book as well. Silas was probably my favorite character in the whole book. And yeah, what a fascinating world that was!
Great TTT!
My TTT
I tried to start my own BSC, as I'm sure most young girls in the 80/90s did. Alas, it did not take off.
DeleteMy favorites on your list are "Where The Wild Things Are" and "The Graveyard Book". Unique choices, and great post as usual!
ReplyDeleteYes! Stoneybrook, CT. Wonderful list.
ReplyDeleteThank you both! :) It was a fun one to make!
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