Do you enjoy books that shift narrative modes?
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Re: Do you enjoy books that shift narrative modes?
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OOO, that sounds like a challenge as an author to switch POV throughout the story. Sometimes even switching the omniscient POV with different characters can be challenging. I like how Dan Brown switches back and forth in each chapter, which makes it easy to follow and interesting. I'm reading a Jack Winnick book right now, and usually I really enjoy his writings, but this one I'm really struggling to decipher if he's jumping to the future, having a flashback, or switching characters. I will mention it in my review. Again, I usually am rooting for him because his stories are so compelling, but this one was my least favorite.LadyStardust wrote: ↑20 Feb 2013, 00:17 Hi all, new here. I'll post an intro in a bit, but for the moment I just have a burning question:
Do you enjoy books in which the author uses different narrative modes? (Example: I just finished "Blind Panic" by Graham Masterton. Some chapters were first person POV, others were third person. The first person was limited to one character, so I thought it worked and wasn't too confusing overall.)
I know many people consider alternating narrative modes to be an unforgivable sin, so I was just curious. It's tough to get a straight answer out of friends/family, because they know I'm a writer and therefore feel there is a right or wrong answer - I just want an honest opinion, darn it! That's all!
So, assuming it's personal preference, what's yours?
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