point of view....

[Cindy]

Let me start by saying that I like Meg Cabot's books. I mean seriously, what's not to like? The hero (or in this case, heroine) is just like you and me. Well, you know, like you and me if we used to be a pop star, but still, she's.... ordinary. I can relate to her. She loves to eat and could certainly stand to loose a few pounds, hates to exercise, and feels a little unappreciated at work. Sound familiar? How about you? Do you prefer a book with a heroine whose life seems 'real' or one that's too perfect for words?

[Denise]

I really like this book, it is fast paced and the author speaks like one of my college aged daughters, with out the past life of a pop star! I am having a hard time putting it down, I am anxious to see what happens next in Heather's life!

[Cindy]

Size 12 Is Not Fat is written in the first person. You know, using I and we as the writer’s point of view, rather than he or she (as in the third person) or the more rarely used you (in the second person). According to the internet’s Grammar Girl, my go to source for all things ‘kosher’ in writing, the second person is most commonly used in technical writing, while the first and third are used more for fiction. Maybe growing up on 70’s and 80’s television, where I watched larger-than-life stories unfold from some sort of… ‘eye in the sky’, omniscient observer position – remember the Movie Of The Week and those epic Mini-series? – I was destined to gravitate towards the third person. Or maybe I just like the fact that sometimes – often times, even – I know things before the hero/heroine/storyteller does. What about you? Do you have a preference?