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2: A book with at least 2 perspectives
Rebecca wrote: "What are you reading this week?The Night Circus
I love The Night Circus! I have read it twice. I hope you enjoy it! Happy reading!
- What are you reading this week?Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't prefer one more than the others. I think I actually like my books to be written in different styles and from different point of views.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not that I've been noticing. A well-written character makes it easy for me to connect with them no matter gender, age and so on.
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Shiverby Maggie Stiefvater
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I really like books with multiple points of view. Some of the books that are my all time favorites jump around from character to character or even in time. IE/ Time traveller's wife, My name is memory, and the last book I read, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I connect with strong female lead characters, but I really will connect with any story that is well written and interesting.
What are you reading this week?The Clique
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I usually prefer 1st person point of views but I'm open to reading any book, depending on the story line.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
No, I think it depends on the story how well I connect to it.
What are you reading this week?Case histories by Kate Atkinson
What do you prefer: 1st person pov, 3rd person pov or multiple povs?
I like the dimensions that different povs add to a story.
Is there a kind of pov that is easier for you to connect with?
I love a pov that is different from mine in terms of place, gender, ethnicity, identity etc. I'm less tolerant of povs that are different from mine in terms of ethics and morals. But I'm fine with that!
- What are you reading this week?The Things We Wish Were True
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer first person because it's easier for me to relate to the character but I'm fine with 3rd person POV. I usually only like multiple POV when it is a series I'm already reading and I'm already more invested with the characters.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
It's easier for me to connect with characters around my age (in their 20s-30s) and either gender is fine with me.
Q: What are you reading this week?A: Brave New World
Q: What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
A: I like a third point of view because I can know everything that is happening. A first person point of view make me too curious haha
Q: Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? ?
A: I prefer when the character is a woman. I'm actually reading Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined and I can't imagine Beau doing all the things Bella did. My mind always leads me back to Bella. On the other hand it is easy for me imagining Edythe as Edward.
Angela wrote: "What are you reading this week?All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of ..."
This is a very good book to pick for this. The story really relies on the two distinct overlapping perspectives. Good pick and I hope you enjoy!
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't know that I prefer either but I think I tend to read more 1st person. I really enjoyed the only second person book I've ever read (at least partly 2nd person): You by Caroline Kepnes.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Hmm, I like first person because it allows me to connect to people with vastly different experiences intimately. I think I generally connect better with female protagonists. I think I used to prefer narrators my age but now I think I enjoy those slightly older than me. Though I read a lot YA I'm getting increasingly bored/unable to relate to the 13-16 crowd. Which is kind of a sad indication of becoming an adult.
What are you reading this week?
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsWhat do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I've been finding books with multiple points of view to be my favourite lately, but I also enjoy the more traditional third person point of view. Nothing wrong with first person either, I just find it harder to pull off well.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I suppose I would find it easier to connect with a young adult woman from North America for obvious reasons, but that doesn't mean I necessarily find it difficult to connect with other characters.
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The Winter People, by Jennifer McMahon.I enjoy multiple points of view most, 1st person second best, and third person third best.
I think that connecting with a "kind of point of view" has more to do with the quality of the writing than gender, country, age, etc.
- What are you reading this week? Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Depends on the story, but I guess third person if I had to choose.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
So far not really. Just as long as it's a decent story.
What are you reading this week?City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - I've had it for awhile and it was on the list so I figure I might as well read it!
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't mind any of them. I like to read books with different views to keep it interesting.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with?
I seem to connect more with a women's point of view but it is also fun to read a man's point of view.
What are you reading this week?I'm reading And Then There Were None
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't have a strong preference but most of my favourite books are third person perspective.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not really. I quite like reading a point of view that's very different to my own (eg someone older or younger than me, or from a different part of the world) as it makes me question things that I take for granted.
- What are you reading this week? Salt to the Sea- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I don't have a preference.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? Not really
What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I've always liked third-person best, but you can do some really cool things with multiple POVs.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I connect especially with well-written female characters.
- What are you reading this week?How to Save a Life, a happy re-read.
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I like them all when they are well done and fit the purpose
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
No. I think it depends on the author's skill to make me identify, to root for the protagonist, to form a connection regardless of a character's circumstances.
Starting late this week, but oh well.What are you reading this week?
-I'll be reading Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
-I'd say that it depends on the story and genre, but a book's ok with me just as long as they're written well. There are some characters that would be better off with third person, and some with first person. Though multiple POVs tend to get all the points of view jumbled up in my head, especially if they're in first person.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
-If they're well-written, I can connect with any character. But it's easier for me to connect with those that are in the same age group as I am, have similar experiences, and those who are emotionally hurting. They just make me sympathize with them.
- What are you reading this week?Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Generally, I prefer first person, but multiple points of view offers a nice change of pace. I especially like to see how multiple characters perceive the same events, or how their perceptions shape their actions and reactions.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not necessarily. As long as the writing is good and the character has at least some redeeming qualities, I can't think of a point of view that I have difficulty connecting with.
- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't mind reading form most points of view but I prefer reading from 1st person.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I find it easier to connect with females of a Young Adult or New Adult age range. However, I do like reading outside my comfort zone as well.
- What are you reading this week?
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
For shorter books I like the intensity of a 1st person point of view, but it gets too much in a very long book...but having said that, Proust's massive multi-volume novel was written entirely in the first person...
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I tend not to connect so well with characters who are like me in outward things. I think I prefer a masculine point of view. It doesn't have to be a male writer, though.
- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Definitely third, because I feel like I get to know the character more quickly. With a first person narrator, you only get what they think they are thinking, not the added insight that a narrator provides. I don't have a strong preference between single or multiple POV, though I think I like it more if the number of POV is lower (3 or less).
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I connect more with characters that care about others--ones who are incredibly selfish and don't change over the course of the story frustrate me.
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Progress Post:- What are you reading this week? Just finished Holding Up the Universe which I was disappointed in, 2 star rating
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I guess personally I like 1st person because I like the flow better unless I get 2nd POV in the second half of the book, once I've connected to the 1st POV earlier on in the book. I hate having to look at the chapter page to see the character name and would rather just read the book and get lost in it.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? I connect with characters who overcome a challenge or have a desirable personality that I'm drawn to.
- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I love reading books with MPV's!
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? No, I feel as long as the character is written well with a unique voice I am able to connect pretty easily.
- What are you reading this week? I read The 5th Wave- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I think that I prefer a 3rd person point of view, simply because it's easier to keep track of who is doing what etc.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? Honestly I connect to a book better when it's a younger female.
Progress Post:What are you reading this week?
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer books from a POV, but do not have a preference between first person and multiple POV - the caveat is that the book must be written well. I can't stand it when an author messes up multiple POV because all voices read the same, or just not true to character.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not really. Previously, I would have said young women (ie 15 - 35) because I fit in that bracket. However, recent books I have read have changed that view. For example, in this book, I prefer the POV of some of the male characters (Jesse and Campbell) to any other voice. In Wonder it was Auggie's voice I wanted to hear from most. In All the Bright Places I wanted to hear from both VIolet and Finch equally.
So my conclusion is that connection to the character really depends on the author's character development.
What are you reading this week?Night Watch by Iris Johansen
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer 3rd person because I've been burned on 1st person books with unreliable narrators.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I think I like the ones where the pov is like in The Hunger Games or The Lightning Thief, where the person narrating is personable with a good sense of humor.
- What are you reading this week? Champion- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Depends on the story
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Probably 1st person female POV
What are you reading this week?The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't really mind, provided that the book well-written and therefore easy to follow. I find that adding another perspective enriches the reading experience, but it depends on the plot and premise.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
No, not really - that is part of the joy of reading for me.
- What are you reading this week?Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Third Person Point of View
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Adult Female
- What are you reading this week?This Charming Man
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Third person mostly
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not really, I don't mind as long as they're well written.
- What are you reading this week?I'm going for some nice, feelgood reading in the form of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
No preference if it is done well
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I find it often easier to relate to characters similar to myself in that point of time, but how I connect to the character/point of view is another thing entirely and depends mostly on how well written the book is.
- What are you reading this week?The Survivors
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer 3rd Person
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I enjoy all points of view except the 'bad guys' I don't like reading what the enemy is doing. In fact, I tend to just skim that part.
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- What are you reading this week?All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I really like 1st person point of view, especially if there are multiple perspectives
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
No, not really-- that's part of why I love to read, to experience things from another perspective
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What are you reading?Psycho Killer Gossip Girl. So excited to finally be finishing this series I set out so long ago to read. I have a few other books I'm finishing first, but I just bought psycho killer, which is a murderous parody written by the original author, which sounds very unique.
I prefer multiple viewpoints. It makes the story very interesting. I just finished The Sun Is Also A Star and that had very unexpected viewpoints which kept it fresh and entertaining.
I think I can relate better to younger female voices, because I know what it's like to be that age. I'm not a parent so it's hard to relate to older people or parents' voices.
What are you reading this week?The Revenge of Seven
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I really don't have a preference.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not particularly. All perspectives can be interesting depending on the story and the skill of the author.
What are you reading this week?Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Haven't really put that much thought into it. I think that each story has a right perspective which fits it and its the author's job to choose well. But there is no right or wrong or preference on my part.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I prefer books from perspectives very different from my own, especially if it's a memoir as I like to see things from a new perspective.
- What are you reading this week? Atonement
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I like third person limited the best. It really depends on the book though, and author.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? Not really. I do find myself disliking first person POV when the character is in their teens.
- What are you reading this week? All the Bright Places
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? There are definitely good books of all types but I think I enjoy multiple points of view the most!! I do Audiobooks and kind of enjoy when they have more than one narrator makes for more entertaining book!
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? Well, probably Identify most easily with female characters but in a well written book I can relate to different aspects of lots of characters based on the topic of the book and my own life experience.
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What are you reading this week?
Completed.
- What are you reading this week?Crown of Midnight
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
it depends on the story. Multiple POV's can confuse me sometimes
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
not really.
- What are you reading this week?Eleanor & Park I loved it!
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Strongly depends on the book.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I guess female my age or younger, but I have never really thought about it, so I guess it has never been important.
I am reading How Far to Bethlehem?It depends on the story, but I mainly prefer either multiple points of view or third person - I find it hard to connect when reading in the first person.
And there is no one kind that I find easier - it all depends on the author :)
What are you reading this week?The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I can read any of these if they are well written and I connect with the story.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I would have originally said 1st person point of view, but recently I have begun to enjoy the multiple points of view writing and find that it makes me think more about what is occurring.
What are you reading this week? The InterestingsWhat do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I always enjoy multiple points of view. With 1st person running a close second.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? Never thought about it but probably female POV is easiest to relate to.
- What are you reading this week?Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I think it depends a lot on the type of the story, but I don't really have a preference.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not particularly, but when the author switches between multiple POVs, I prefer to have a different font, or writing style, or at least a name at the start of the chapter so I know who is doing what.
- What are you reading this week?Now You See Me
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I have no preference, it depends on the book. I don't mind multiple point of views, in case of mysteries it makes the book more interesting.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I believe is the author's skills that make a reader connect with the character, for instance I recently read The Remains of the Day, the MC is a male, aging butler with an extremely introvert personality, quite my opposite, and yet I found the book very moving.
- What are you reading this week?Echo & Noah by Katie McGarry
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I used to prefer 3rd person point of view, but now it depends more on what works for the story.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I tend to connect best with contemporary rather than historical or fantasy/scifi. But that's more setting than point of view.
What are you reading this week? I am reading Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? That is a good question! I just finished reading Tortuga by Rudolfo Anaya. This was a narrative providing the point of view of the protagonist. There were times I would like to have heard the story from other characters points of view, but mostly it worked for me. Many of the books I read are from the more omniscient point of view. Sometimes I get too much information that way. I just read The Care and Management of Lies. Interesting because I got to see how Kezia was dealing with the farm at home and trying to support her husband on the front in France. Then, Tom was able to show what he was feeling and doing when he received Kezzie's letter. There are also other voices which fill in some of the blanks. That was enjoyable. So which do I like best...probably, the the multiple approach.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? I do not think so. I think I normally adopt the main character's point of view and live through his/her view point. I am amazed at times when I read a male author, who is portraying a female protagonist and seems to really get the female point of view. I like reading about other countries and their traditions which color their points of view.
All in all, I just enjoy reading!!!
Around the Year in 52 Books
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Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I usually like to read 1st person POV or two POVs. The book above has SIX POVs and it's difficult to keep up with all of them.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
For a 1st person POV, I prefer it to be a female and close to my age. I read a lot of young adult novels and find that if they are too young, I have trouble relating. Otherwise, I would prefer that the whole book be 3rd person.