1st person or a narrator?

[bookworm123]

What do you prefer a 1st person telling the story or a narrator telling the story. I personally like the first person telling the story as he/she can share their feelings/emotions better than a narrator. So what do you prefer?

[Jon-Ross]

I personally like first person too. I feel more connected to the character in the book.

[Leoch]

I don't think I have a preference, but writing as a narrator is considerably harder, and so it is more common to see bad books written from that point of view. Also, not every book could be written from a 1st person perspective, because that requires that the main character is involved in every scene -- nothing can take place without their knowledge. This can become a bit tiresome.

[tracy19]

1st person

[mykiddsrock]

My favorite is first person too.

[Tigania]

I don't really have a preference. I like first person because the main character is more knowable as mentioned above. But I also like narration, because I like to know what the other characters are thinking and doing. Narration does give the option of more than one story line as well.

[Gannon]

I think it depends on the narrative. Both have their pros and cons depending on the story.

[DanBR]

Narrator. I don't want to be limited to what one character knows, feels, or thinks.

[sblake]

I really think it all depends on the quality of the writing and my interest in the story rather than if it is 1st person or narrator. I remember reading a lot of the classics, like The Invisible Man, that are all told in 1st person very effectively.

[Anandi Iyer Ghosh]

Narrator. 1st person is limiting.

[whybark]

Narrarator/3rd person

[Ibanezakame]

1st person, im not a big fan of narrarator, although, rick riordan didn't make me hate the heroes of oylpmus ( I STILL LOVVVEE IT!) but I wasn't excited about that 1 fCT

-- 12 Oct 2013, 22:39 --

1st person, im not a big fan of narrarator, although, rick riordan didn't make me hate the heroes of oylpmus ( I STILL LOVVVEE IT!) but I wasn't excited about that 1 fCT

[marissa_in]

First person- there's more imagery throughout the book.

[talia_in]

I prefer 1st person because I feel like the author is talking to me.

[prisailurophile]

Both