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Thought I'd start a literary thread lol ^^
Having just finished reading "Dark Rain" and while not a bad book it has confirmed that I really don't like the 1st person as a narrative tool. The ocasional small chapter maybe, for dramatic effect, but definately not for a whole book.
Don't like how confined in makes the story, having to be just one character, andit doesnt make me feel more towards said character. Its the fact your stuck with just the information the character has, and given a good novelist can keep you equally in the dark from the third person I don't see the point. I like large narratives with complex plots and intertwing stories not "I went here and I did this". I like the little asides writers do, describing the story-world's history, or flights of randomness, that make a world more immersive and fuller.
I suppose the 1st person does give some pace, but I feel that only to be a minor thing compared to whats lost
any opinions
Having just finished reading "Dark Rain" and while not a bad book it has confirmed that I really don't like the 1st person as a narrative tool. The ocasional small chapter maybe, for dramatic effect, but definately not for a whole book.
Don't like how confined in makes the story, having to be just one character, andit doesnt make me feel more towards said character. Its the fact your stuck with just the information the character has, and given a good novelist can keep you equally in the dark from the third person I don't see the point. I like large narratives with complex plots and intertwing stories not "I went here and I did this". I like the little asides writers do, describing the story-world's history, or flights of randomness, that make a world more immersive and fuller.
I suppose the 1st person does give some pace, but I feel that only to be a minor thing compared to whats lost
any opinions