#TopTenTuesday Books with Geographical Terms in the Title

12 Comments / Fiction, List, Top Ten Tuesday / By Mary Daniels Brown / September 13, 2022

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Here’s how it works: Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic for each Tuesday. If you check this link, you’ll find she’s assigned topics for several future weeks so you can plan ahead. She adds, “create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list . . . Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you!”

Each week Jana posts a Linky on her blog where you can (if you want) share a link to your post and check out other bloggers’ posts.

Table Of Contents

Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
The Island by Adrian McKinty
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
In the Woods by Tana French
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Gold Coast by Elmore Leonard
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

The topic for this week is Books with Geographical Terms in the Title (for example: mountain, island, latitude/longitude, ash, bay, beach, border, canyon, cape, city, cliff, coast, country, desert, epicenter, hamlet, highway, jungle, ocean, park, sea, shore, tide, valley, etc.)

Here are 11 novels from my reading database.

Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark

The Island by Adrian McKinty

On the Beach by Nevil Shute

The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard

In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien

(Double credit here: lake and woods)

In the Woods by Tana French

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter

(Another double credit entry, for both ocean and park)

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Gold Coast by Elmore Leonard

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

About The Author

Mary Daniels Brown

My mother always insisted that, as soon as I was old enough to sit up, she’d find me in my crib after my nap babbling away, with a Little Golden Book on my lap. I’ve had my nose in a book ever since. I grew up in a small town, with the tiny town library literally in my backyard. As an only child in an unhappy home, I found comfort and companionship in books. As an adult I wanted to be Harry Potter, although I admit I’m more Hermione. My life has been a series of research projects. Reading has taught me that human lives are deliciously messy and that “it’s complicated” isn’t a punchline.

12 thoughts on “#TopTenTuesday Books with Geographical Terms in the Title”

Cindy Davis
September 13, 2022 at 12:28 PM

I have not read any of these. Nice list. https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/09/top-ten-tuesday-authors-that-gravitate.html
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  September 13, 2022 at 1:07 PM
  
  Thanks, Cindy. I enjoyed your special focus on the topic. I love to discover patterns like that in an author’s works.
lydiaschoch
September 13, 2022 at 12:37 PM

I’ve heard good things about Wide Sargasso Sea.

My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-geographical-terms-in-the-title/
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  September 13, 2022 at 1:09 PM
  
  Thanks, Lydia. I enjoyed your list of books about wetlands, although I don’t think I would have had enough books for a list on any one term.
2. Liz Gauffreau
  September 13, 2022 at 1:21 PM
  
  I LOVED Wide Sargasso Sea!
  1. Mary Daniels Brown
    September 18, 2022 at 12:57 PM
    
    I didn’t love it, but I’m glad I read it.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
September 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Yep – some definite similarities in choices. 🙂 I’ve read but didn’t think of Deep End of the Ocean, In the Woods, and Cold Mountain – all of which I loved! Thanks for stopping by!
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
BookerTalk
September 13, 2022 at 4:00 PM

So glad to see the Alan Paton in your list. His fears for the future of South Africa sadly came true
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  September 18, 2022 at 12:47 PM
  
  Yes, Karen, a very sad but necessary book. Thanks for stopping by.
allthebookblognamesaretaken
September 13, 2022 at 5:50 PM

Gah, I totally forgot Tana French. Great list!
1. Mary Daniels Brown
  September 18, 2022 at 12:47 PM
  
  Thanks for reading and commenting.
Marianne Maurer
September 15, 2022 at 2:04 AM

I finally found a list where I read more than one book. LOL
Wide Sargasso Sea, Cold Mountain and Cry, the Beloved Country, all fantastic books. Thanks, Mary.

Thanks for visiting my TTT this week.