We are Voulhire: A New Arrival Under Great Skies: Alternating Points of view

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I've always been a fan of this style of writing. It gives more depth to the story, in my opinion, because the reader gets a chance to see how each individual character thinks and the reasoning behind their actions. It's like the reader is inside the character's mind.
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I particularly like when the story narratives in the third person point of view. The reason is that it allows you to grasp things fron different view points and the author is able to give the reader different angles to look at.Otherwise, the reader only able understand thingsfrom the first person point of view.Also it would help the author to focus on the character development as well, which is a very important aspect for me..
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I appreciated this book. There are parts that read somewhat dry, however I simply envision them as scenes in a film and it picks directly back up once more. I like perusing books that permit me to imagine what it would resemble as a film.
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I really enjoy it when an author is able to draw me into the mind of more than a single character. In this particular book it is completely necessary as well because of all the information that needs to be introduced. Had the story been told from Galen’s POV alone, it would be an entirely different story. It would have been less complex and far less entertaining. And as simple-minded as Galen seems in this first installment, he certainly did not need that pressure!!
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I like that Galen's POV is first person. Considering that he is the only one new to Voulhire, it makes sense, as you see from his own perspective his views and interactions with what is, to him, a new world. Whereas the third person is good for the rest of the book as it means you can see the general events that are going on in Voulhire and the problems that are brewing, and seeing these from a different character each chapter adds a lot more depth to the book, especially when each storyline begins to come together!
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I enjoyed the author's writing style and the multiple points of view he offered the his audience. It gave the reader a fresh perspective of everything, of substantial significance, that was happening in Voulhire.
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Alternating points of view are good to an extent. They are enjoyable when a writer shifts the points of view with perfect timing and does not shift the story between too many characters. I enjoy some books that employ this method of writing, but I usually find more off-putting books using this method than ones that focus on a point of view. In other words, a book with shifting perspectives has a higher chance to be put down than ones with a few perspectives for me. For this book, it gets it right to an extent, but it was a bit disconnected and disconcerting in general.
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I am not lying when I say that I was struggling with this a book a little. I don't know who else can relate with me but in the start it was hard to catch a general idea about the story. The writing style was what kept me going. So I went on reading and actually ended up liking it. Along the way I also realized that this whole book serves the purpose of introducing the characters and giving a backstory to the next in series books. It was a fun journey knowing all the characters and the magical world of Voulhire. The book gets very intense towards the end and I am very excited to read the full series! :D
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I enjoyed the different viewpoints. It created a deeper curiosity to learn more about Voulhire and the history and politics unfolding and not only the characters. It helped to understand the complexity of Voulhire and it will be interesting to see how all the characters are connected to Galen's journey through out the series.
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I liked this style because I think it worked well with all the world-building going on. The more POVs you have, the more places and views you get which built a very interesting world. I also felt they were well-handled and not confusing.
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I like the style. It gives it a bit of variety. When it comes to Galen, it feels personal. It makes me feel that he is a special character. (We all say he's the main character). This doesn't mean the other characters arent special. I just found it interesting that the chapters about Galen are told in the 1st person, but we still don't know much about him. It's like the author is trying to tell us something.
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Marty_Kelly wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 01:39 Most of the story is told in the third-person point of view with the chapters alternating between different characters. Did you like this style? Do you think it added extra depth to the story?
The progression of the story was refreshing to see from varying point of views. It also enabled us to know the characters directly from their point of views; not just from other's perception. I loved the style.
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I like this style of narration. I think the author makes it very clear whose perspective the reader is reading. I didn't have a problem when I was reading the books in the series. I feel that the different perspectives make the book a little more interesting and diverse as we get to learn more about the different characters.
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I usually prefer books written in the 3rd person or 1st person dual POVs, but the constant switch between 1st and 3rd person is annoying for me.
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At first, I was kind of confused about how is the story going on but after reading a few chapters, I started liking this style.
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