About American cozies

[james_davis_nicoll]

Is it coincidental that every American cozy I am sent is set in a small town?

Comments

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

I don't much like the word "cozy" in this context, but seem to need to use it in order to be understood. As others have pointed out, a small and closed environment is generally deemed necessary, and small towns provide that conveniently. But I'm puzzled by your restriction to "American" -- probably because I'm especially fond of the Class: Mystery, Ethnic, UK Village (of which there seem to be hundreds of examples).

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

The British cozies I've read are sometimes set in large cities and by large cities I mean London.