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The novel is set on Cape Cod. Have you been to this part of the country? In what ways do you think this setting was important to the story? If you were going to write a novel set in a beloved vacation spot of yours, where would you choose?

Created: 06/12/24

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kimk

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The novel is set on Cape Cod. Have you been to this part of the country? In what ways do you think this setting was important to the story? If you were going to write a novel set in a beloved vacation spot of yours, where would you choose?

Look at the Bright Side is set on Cape Cod, one of the author's favorite vacation spots. Have you ever been to this part of the country? Whether you've been to Cape Cod or not, in what ways do you think this setting was important to the story? If you were going to write a novel set in a beloved vacation spot of yours, what would you choose?


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Gabi

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RE: The novel is set on Cape Cod. Have ...

Cape Cod was irrelevant to the story. With a tweak or two, this storyline could have been written in any US city.


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carriem

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RE: The novel is set on Cape Cod. Have ...

Though the novel was set in Cape Cod I also do not think the storyline was essential to that location. If I was to write a novel would be set on shores of Lake Michigan near Traverse City because there so many spots where parts of the storyline could occur and maybe, make the plot line centered here.


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Sooz

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My honeymoon was on Cape Cod so I was happy that the author chose the Cape as the setting for the story. If I were to write a novel my setting might be the Pocono Mountains in PA. as I grew up in that area.


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lilc

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Cape Cod's location just outside the metropolitan area of Boston was essential to the medical backgrounds of the characters. The author can not go wrong with a seaside setting.
If I were to write a novel with these characters, I would love the setting to be the Hudson River Valley. A beautiful location on the river such as Cold Springs and just close enough to the prestigious medical centers of NYC.


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susanr

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I don't think that the setting had much to do with the story line. If I were to write a novel, it would be set in Michigan along the Lake Michigan shoreline.


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gvieth

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I think it could have been set anywhere. The vacation setting I would choose is Vail, Colorado.


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sylviaann

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I have not been to Cape Cod however I don't feel this setting had much to do with the storyline. If I were going to write a novel, the vacation setting I would choose is Big Sur, California.


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janetp

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I've traveled briefly to the East Coast and loved it. I haven't been to Cape Cod. The setting of the story wasn't as big to me as the characters, but yes, I've often thought of writing about a little lake in North East Washington State, Newman Lake.


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