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I believe that the maps are given so that as readers we can understand and orient ourselves in the environment in which the story takes place. I found them quite useful and interesting.
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The map does help the readers' imagination, however, I believe I would do just fine with tgeap. I do commend the author for the effort though.
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In the story, they talk about hiking and trails. The maps are helpful so readers may orient themselves on the location. Readers may follow and visualize the strategy of the characters as they pursue and evade each other by taking different routes.
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I found it quite interesting to have a map at the beginning of the book and I felt like the significance of the map was just to create a geographical image for readers and make it easy to decipher the setting of the book.
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I believe the maps helped the readers to navigate the book properly. It makes the book feel alive by indicating the locations thereby giving it a feel of realness
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Making up settings in my head as i read a book is one of my favourite things to do. However, having a map at the beginning of the book helps me to have a better picture of what the setting actually is. The environment around which the story occurs helps set the atmosphere of the book. Knowing the map is beneficial to understand the journey that occurs in the book.
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Most times readers are confused with the setting used by the author. In order to help readers flow well with the story, a map should be in the book, especially in cases where an author decides to create his own world.
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The map clarifies the setting of the story to the audience. It allows you to know the direction and distance of the locations visited by the characters.
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The maps at the beginning gives the reader a clear setting of the story. They make the historical feature of the book to appreciated.
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A map is said to be a graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components, or themes. The map on the first page of the book helps a reader to not just read about the adventures but also be able to in a way follow them the adventure, it shows a detailed process of how the character is moving and not just jumping aimlessly in unconnected locations.
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Maps are essential in historical books. It's like watching a historical film, where there are no Google maps and the characters have to use an old map to find their way.
In fact, each historical book I have devoured and found a map, I always appreciate the author.
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Maps spice up books, just like a glossary of terms does. Often, book with maps have strange names for their cities, towns, etc.
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Bibliophile Reviewer wrote: 24 Feb 2022, 04:17 The maps were absolutely necessary. There were so many places mentioned in the adventure. I had to personally go back to the maps to make sense of some places in the book. I could also make a connection between places, alongside making distictions.
I agree with you. Every time you'd forget about a mentioned place, one would refer to the maps.
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Sarah Sonbol wrote: 22 Feb 2022, 10:48 I liked the idea of drawing the maps at the beginning as they allow you to know the geographical locations mentioned in the book, so it makes the book more enjoyable when you can visualise the different places mentioned there.
I concur. Additionally, maps give you a go ahead of what to expect in the book. Even when you encounter such places as you progress reading, the names will not seem strange to you.
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Sometimes maps are used to portray authenticity. The author wants to tell his/her readers that this region/town/city is indeed factual.
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