Shifting Point of View
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Shifting Point of View
Do you think this startegy may create confusion or is it an effective way to give credibility to the story?
Is it a plus or a minus for the novel?
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You hit the nail on the head with this comment. The book would be really confusing and flat if we were to only see it from the eyes of one character.Emilauren96 wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 16:10 I really enjoy books that shift the point of view as I get to switch between thoughts and motivations of different characters. With only one point of view, you can't tell what other characters are thinking and feeling, except from a bias and unreliable point of view from the narrator of the book. I think the shifting point of views in this book works well due to these dynamic characters and their personal motivations.
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I think a lot lies on how successful the author is at transitioning between the different characters' points of view. If they make smooth transitions and you know who is the new focus, I think it can work well. JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood is told from the POV of no less than twenty characters...but she does it really well and uses it as a tool to hook the reader.mac83 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2018, 10:12 I haven't yet read this book, but I figured I could weigh in on this topic. I don't like the jumping around. I just finished another book when it constantly goes back and forth in whose perspective I was reading from. I feel like it makes it hard to focus on what's going on when that happens. I prefer a story to be told from one perspective.
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