This
week's Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish asks for my top ten most vivid worlds/settings in books. I’m going to list the top 5 I love and
top 5 I hate.
Best Fictional Worlds
1)
Harry Potter’s world: I know this will be on everyone’s lists, but I
can’t help it. I can’t wait to visit Hogwarts and Hogsmeade at the new
amusement park in Florida because Rowling created such an unforgettable
place!
2)
Avonlea: L.M. Montgomery’s quiet community has always held a special
pull for me. I know Prince Edward Island is real and I feel like if I
visit I’ll see Anne playing with Diana in a field.
3)
Narnia: I’ve read the whole series multiple times and it’s such a
fascinating world. We witness its creation in the Magician’s Nephew and
return many times as decades pass throughout the seven books.
4)
Middle-Earth: From Rivendell to Mordor, Tolkien went into insane detail
describing the fellowship of the ring’s surroundings as they journeyed
through the fictional world.
5) Pern: McCaffrey’s world is one filled with dragons and … wait for it… they’re your friends! That would be just awesome.
Worst Fictional Worlds:
1) Fahrenheit 451: They burn books! It is illegal to read! Need I say more?
2) The Handmaid’s Tale: Just about the worst fate for women that I can imagine.
3)
Ready Player One: The world is horrible and everyone sits in front of a
computer playing video games. The book itself is fun, but the world
created within it would be awful.
4) V for Vendetta: Big Brother on steroids, this would not be fun.
5)
It’s a tie for the final spot – The Stand and The Road: Both provide
equally abhorrent living situations in a post-apocalyptic world.
Image from here.
