tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post3774550166104765265..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Poll: How Do You Feel About Maps?Adam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-87174541013896826522010-12-03T02:08:41.180+07:002010-12-03T02:08:41.180+07:00I agree with everything you said! I just started r...I agree with everything you said! I just started reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and keep sticking my finger into the map page. So glad I'm reading the book copy and not an e-book; it would be so frustrating having to click through the map all the time.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-65829081414761149662010-12-02T08:53:26.366+07:002010-12-02T08:53:26.366+07:00That's a good point, Nick. Boneshaker did that...That's a good point, Nick. Boneshaker did that too, marking only the spots where plot occurred (and therefore spoiling those elements of said plot).<br /><br />Nancy (aka Mom), I was not aware such a book existed. COVET!Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-31124420418203270442010-12-02T04:45:52.224+07:002010-12-02T04:45:52.224+07:00Interesting poll results! Not what I expected. I d...Interesting poll results! Not what I expected. I do love books with maps, but I want to not have to rely on them. That said, you've reminded me to go back to my map and book and make sure I've got my site names listed on the map. ;D Thanks!<br /><br />I love LOTR's maps, but they seem to mean something to me beyond the story. They're maps to a real place I love and might visit someday. Kudos to Tolkien for accomplishing that.Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-53378662561533334302010-12-02T04:43:27.680+07:002010-12-02T04:43:27.680+07:00I like them. I loved The map of Middle Earth in th...I like them. I loved The map of Middle Earth in the Lord of the Rings - that was my first map in a book. <br /><br />I agree with you in that they shouldn't really be integral to the plot - more a little extra garnish in the novel stew.IanBontemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942749761260327580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-75088840305978681802010-12-02T04:17:39.447+07:002010-12-02T04:17:39.447+07:00Basically? I never look at them.
There was one e...Basically? I never look at them. <br /><br />There was one exception where I really was getting confused and had to flip back to the map to make sense of things. <br /><br />Other than that? Never. It's like looking at the author's photo. I just don't <i>care</i>.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-23136921968708919322010-12-02T04:13:23.014+07:002010-12-02T04:13:23.014+07:00I agree with your points. Basically, as long as a ...I agree with your points. Basically, as long as a map doesn't detract from the book, they're good. It's annoying if the author leaves stuff out 'cuz it's in the map (I don't want to feel like I'm doing some kind of dungeon crawl, following along with a pencil and paper. Reading shouldn't feel like work.) or gives stuff away based on the map (mistborn did that).<br /><br />Maps and diagrams can be fun, but it's lame when an author sticks too closely to them and ends up being too obvious. "Hey this map has five x's, let's check each one out." Now I've lost a lot of plot appeal. Maybe not everyone is like this, but usually movie previews give away too much to the point of making me NOT want to watch the show. I'd rather have a friend just say "It's good, go see it."Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126561808521998532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-86328330582672166402010-12-02T03:29:30.784+07:002010-12-02T03:29:30.784+07:00I just finished reading the hardcover edition of T...I just finished reading the hardcover edition of The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. It has a nice map in the front, but by the locations in the book ... the map is upside down! i.e. North is down.<br /><br />That took a little getting used to. Good book though.Daniel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214334186482741716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-51330835091612866822010-12-02T02:02:56.054+07:002010-12-02T02:02:56.054+07:00Oh, I do love a good map. Being a cradle-to-grave ...Oh, I do love a good map. Being a cradle-to-grave Tolkien fan, I find maps an essential to most fantasy books, especially high fantasy.<br /><br />(Of course, being a geography teacher has NOTHING to do with my love of the noble art of cartography!)Darby Karchuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438062835557638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-82924269373332653012010-12-02T01:52:27.935+07:002010-12-02T01:52:27.935+07:00I love maps. I could stare at a well-drawn one for...I love maps. I could stare at a well-drawn one for hours. But I don't think a book needs one to be successful.Valerie Gearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165554338889917253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-7338434548475640912010-12-01T21:13:02.328+07:002010-12-01T21:13:02.328+07:00I have a separate book of maps for LOTR, and refer...I have a separate book of maps for LOTR, and refer to it as I read.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408028146450640747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-4471524955904473742010-12-01T21:06:51.075+07:002010-12-01T21:06:51.075+07:00My kids love maps and create fantastically detaile...My kids love maps and create fantastically detailed ones of their own. I'm indifferent to them, although maps-as-art tend to catch my eye (see: Behemoth). I hope they're not required for fantasy, because I want to write an MG fantasy next, and yeah. There will be no map. :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-79833034914140107882010-12-01T20:00:01.772+07:002010-12-01T20:00:01.772+07:00ooh! i love maps! and i love your four guidlelin...ooh! i love maps! and i love your four guidlelines! i agree with you completely on all four points! :)vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-188324527864296972010-12-01T19:55:45.032+07:002010-12-01T19:55:45.032+07:00I'm a bit of a fanatic about maps. I love them...I'm a bit of a fanatic about maps. I love them so much that I will buy any novel, regardless of what it is about, if it has a map. I know that's ridiculous but I can't help it.<br /><br />I even have a hand drawn map for my novel, and it all takes place on the campus of a school no larger than perhaps a square mile.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-91161128847889432462010-12-01T19:17:58.404+07:002010-12-01T19:17:58.404+07:00I'm not keen on maps in books and tend to avoi...I'm not keen on maps in books and tend to avoid them. But then I don't tend to read the kind of books where a map would be useful!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.com