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Reading Maps
Real-world journeys of famous books & films mapped on globe
Reading Maps plots real-world journeys from classic novels and films - Moby Dick, The Odyssey, Around the World in 80 Days, Heart of Darkness, James Bond, On the Road - on an interactive atlas.
The slider scrubbing through each character's route is such a nice touch - watching the path unfold across the map makes those stories feel physically grounded in a way re-reading the books never has for me.
The way each route feels like it breathes across the atlas, with subtle visual cues that hint at the story's pace instead of just dropping pins, is really thoughtful craft.
How do you decide which routes to include, and is there a way for users to submit custom journeys from books you havent covered yet?
Traced Ahab's route from Nantucket and was surprised how far he actually chased the whale. The atlas loads fast and the pins link back to the passages, which makes it feel like a real reading companion.
About Reading Maps on Product Hunt
“Real-world journeys of famous books & films mapped on globe”
Reading Maps was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #124 on the daily leaderboard. Reading Maps plots real-world journeys from classic novels and films - Moby Dick, The Odyssey, Around the World in 80 Days, Heart of Darkness, James Bond, On the Road - on an interactive atlas.
Reading Maps was featured in Movies (15k followers), Maps (12.8k followers) and Books (122.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 17.7k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Reading Maps?
Reading Maps was hunted by Aires Loutsaris. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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