21: A book written in first person perspective

[Lizzy]

For this one, I went with a non-fiction A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey. I'm only about half way through, so have not gotten into the current political hullabaloo yet. I have learned quite a bit about the Justice Department and the FBI though, which has been very interesting.

[Emily]

What are you reading for this category?

A Million Junes

What is your favorite perspective when reading?

I don't really have a preference, but it seems like most of the books I read are in 3rd person.

[Erika]

I'm reading Speak for this prompt, I got the idea from this post actually. I've already read all the twilight and hunger games novels and some others on the listopia lists so I went with this one. I've never paid attention to what perspective the books were written in so I wouldn't know what types I like to read really.

[Jeimy]

I am reading See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt. It is a novel about Lizzie Borden.

I honestly do not have a preference with regards to perspective. I usually do not notice. The one time I noticed was while reading Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris, which is told in first person plural.

[Samantha]

- What are you reading for this category? Bring Me Back
- What is your favorite perspective when reading? I think first person but not sure I really pay attention.

[Sue]

I have read The Missing Heir: The Autobiography of Kylie Tennant. Kylie Tennant was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer and historian, whose works were published between 1935 and 1986. I do enjoy a good autobiography, and this one was very entertaining.

[Wendy]

I just finished The Chimes by Anna Smaill for this one. It had a really interesting premise but was just meh in its execution, in my opinion.

Personally, my preferred POV to read is close third, but I like first person POV if it is really well done. It also can make for a compelling unreliable narrator. Some of my recent favorites are In the Woods (or anything by Tana French) and You by Caroline Kepnes.

One of my personal pet peeves is multiple, alternating first person POVs where all the voices sound exactly the same. It's a pretty popular trend in YA but if I can't tell who's speaking without checking the chapter heading, I'm out!

[Jody]

I'm reading The Collector for this week's prompt.

I tend to prefer third person perspective - looking at the GR link, I've read a fair few on the list, but I haven't enjoyed most of them. I have high hopes for this one though!

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Around the World in 72 Days by Nellie Bly

A travel log written by a pioneering female journalist who set out to beat the 80-day time stamp of Jules Verne's fictional around the world journey. Good fun, but definitely written in 1890 with all of that time period's prejudices in tow.

I don't have a favorite perspective per se, but I do think a poorly chosen perspective can ruin a book. There are some characters you just don't want to know their every inner thought.

[Evelyn]

What are you reading for this category?


What is your favorite perspective when reading?
I do not have a favorite perspective.

[Charity]

- What are you reading for this category? A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
- What is your favorite perspective when reading? I don't really have a preference.

[Matthias]

- What are you reading for this category?
I am reading The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr..
- What is your favorite perspective when reading?
I don't know that I have a favorite, as each choice gives one a different insight into the characters and situations.

[Nicole]

I would suggest Ready Player One or Armada Both by Ernest Cline and great reads for science fiction geeks! If you listen to the audio book, Will Wheaton does a phenomenal job!!

[Anastasia]

Lost Girls I really do not pay attention to the POV a book is written in.

[Laura]

- What are you reading for this category?
Whitewashed Lies by G.K. Parks

- What is your favorite perspective when reading?
I enjoy any perspective but I tend to gravitate towards first person perspective. I think it helps me to better understand and relate to the main character.

[Hellie]

[Rokkan]

I read Every Ugly Word. I don't pay a huge amount of attention to perspective in books, except to know that books written in the second perspective bug me. Not always enough to make me back away completely, some people do it quite well, but it always feels a bit off to me.

[Andrea]

For this task I read The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling and Brooke S. Passey. It was somewhat refreshing to read a celebrity memoir that did not involve a string of bad life decisions or an oversized ego.

[Sara]

I read The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory. Gregory frequently writes from a first person point-of-view, and that works well with the kind of story she is telling.

I'm not sure I have a favorite perspective, I just want the perspective to work in the context of the novel.

[Tracy]

My original plan was A Great and Terrible Beauty, but for some reason I started out early in the year reading The Breakdown by B.A. Paris, so I stuck it in here when I realized it was first person. I wasn't impressed with it.

For our Picture book challenge we read My Name Is Not Isabella which is a really cute story about a little girl who pretends to be other people : Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Annie Oakley, and Mommy. Cute book, my girls love it and my older daughter especially likes the pages at the end that give a little bio of all of the famous women Isabella pretends to be.

I don't know that I have a favorite perspective when I'm reading as long as the book is well written I could care less who is telling me the story. I do really enjoy multiple perspectives for some reason though.

[Emma]

- What are you reading for this category?

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

- What is your favorite perspective when reading?

I think most of the books I love are in first person, although I can get frustrated with close first person if I want a better sense of what is actually going on

[Veronica]

What are you reading for this category?
I read Along Came a Spider by James Patterson.
- What is your favorite perspective when reading?
I'm not sure I have a favorite perspective but I think I have read more third person perspective books than first person.