Do you like reading books with multiple protagonists?

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Re: Do you like reading books with multiple protagonists?

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I prefer a book that has one main protagonist so that my attention is not diverted as i read through. Although My trip to Adele succeeded in using multiple protagonists.
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yes, because it provides a different agenda and multiple plots in a story. This is much more intriguing and complex.
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For me it depends on the story. There are books who tried such style but sadly they didn't deliver the story well. As for My Trip To Adele and The Boleyn Inheritance, the multiple protagonists made the story more pleasing.
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I like books with multiple protagonists if the narrative is well-crafted.
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I like book that has plenty of protagonist. Somewhat, it makes the story having more thrill. And, the book won't be boring.
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Yes, I really enjoy getting the multiple perspectives on a story. Although sometimes not all of the characters are equally developed or you do not get attached to them to the same degree you would be with a single character. If it's well done, I like it very much.
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Yes, mainly because it brings home the fact that even if you're thinking about your life and the events happening in it, there's another person who may as well be feeling about same things very much.
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I do enjoy stories with multiple protagonists. Jackie Collins has always managed to do that effortlessly. If well written then its worth the read.
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I do like multiple protagonists in a story, just in a different way than it is done in this book. Like in the Game of Thrones books, you see the story through many different points of views, you see what is going on in different places, through many different eyes. But it all ties in to a central storyline. In this book, it's like three different stories. The three protagonists don't really have anything to do with each other, other than the overlying theme of how music connects us and affects our lives.
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If the characters are interesting and contribute to the story, then yes. If theyre easily replaceable or thier presence wouldnt be noticed if they werent, then no.
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I believe it makes the book more interesting and gives the book a chance to have unexpected twists in it.
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It's different but if it's well written, I think it's great.
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MarisaRose wrote:I really love books that contain multiple protagonists/points of view. I think it's interesting to see the different character's perspective on the same situations.

I think My Trip to Adele was successful with it's use of multiple protagonists because it was interesting to see how her music can effect all sorts of different people, in different situations and different stages of life.
I agree. Different points of view make a story richer in my opinion, because that's how life is that's how conflicts come to be, we see things differently because we all have different perspectives.
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I love stories with multiple protagonists beause it contains a wealth of characters, one of whom I'm bound to gravitate towards. The problem with books that feature one protagonists is that (especially if they are unrelatable or unlikeable) readers will quit. However in a novel with multiple main characters there is bound to be a storyline or character which with they identify and will tolerate the others for the sake of knowing what happens to their favs.
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I do like the shifting points of view and multiple protagonists. I think as long as the story structures itself well ( one chapter per person like this did) it is successful. I think more than 3 though would be difficult, but I like seeing the different vantage points.
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