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Literary Places

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This book covers a wide variety of locations - domestic and abroad. I think the book would make you interested in reading one of the classics mentioned or in visiting one of the locations!

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Beautiful illustrations and succinct yet still description-packed sections make this both a great resource for well-read travelers and also an informative resource for those who simply want to know the settings of some of their favorite works a little bit better.

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This is such a fun read for the bookish traveler! Great illustrations and info on locations from iconic literature. I appreciated the variety of places spotlighted and am excited to use this in planning more unique future travels across the globe.

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This was a nice surprise.
It's a collection of beautiful and breathtaking places.
Seemed like a postcard collection.

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Similar to a few of the other reviewers, the file isn’t working for me as I can only see some of the pictures and no text. I’m not sure whether I’m doing something wrong, so if you have any ideas, please contact me and I’ll read the full book ASAP.

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I was so excited to find out I had been approved to read this book because I love books about books! And the illustrations are beautiful, with a diverse list of books featured. However, the back cover promises "intriguing stories" to accompany the pictures. After downloading the book, I discovered very quickly that all the pages that were supposed to contain text were actually blank. So all I could look at were lots of blank pages with illustrations interspersed. Is there a fault with the file? I would very much like to be able to read this book.

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A lovely book that can be read as a travel guide to literary place as well as the description of places where some of the most well known literary works are set.
I loved the style of writing and the lovely illustrations.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

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Well-researched ~ Alluring ~ Intriguing

tl;dr: Pictures of the places you loved from books.

I had no idea that I needed this book in my life. The author has short text discussing places and one iconic book in that location, like Cannery Row and Monterey. Baxter pairs these with richly colored illustrations of these places. Monterey, for example, is chocked full of commercialism these days, with Steinbeck's California long gone. I had no idea how much I wanted to see his Moneterey. Looking at the images is like being transported to the places the books had formed in your mind. Lovely, lovely book. Great read/ experience for voracious readers.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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