How do we feel about 3rd person pov's ?

[Raven]

I tried one book with 3rd person's pov and ended up DNF-ing it after struggling with it for days on end. I just couldn't get on with the story. it didn't click for me. the plot was not that bad but the POV just made it impossible to read.

Anyway, my personal favourites will forever be dual POVs but I am fine with a single person's too for the entire book.

also multiple pov's just make my head hurt and I really don't enjoy or follow along the book when it has more than 3 pov's

[T.S]

omg i thought i was the only one!!

I hate when a book is writtien in 3rd person I get confused. It feels like I'm reading a story about someone else and I'm never sure if it's a character or not. It's frustrating when I feel like I can't connect with the characters because I can't see them in my head.

I prefer books written in 1st person because it allows me to connect with the characters on a personal level. It's easier for me to imagine myself in the story when the narrator is speaking directly to the reader. It also makes the characters more relatable and easier to empathize with

[Colombe]

I’m not crazy about it, but I’m willing to give any book w an interesting premise a chance.

[KyoAi]

I'm fine with as many POV's there are but prefer duals mostly.

[Timiwimi]

For me, 3rd person is slightly harder to get into but after a few chapters I can get used to it. But I also prefer 1st person and I love multiple POVs!

[The Book Villain]

For me it really depends on how it’s written! Runyx writes 3rd POV really well, as does SJM.

I find that with 1st POV I’m more in the shoes of the character which can be hard if its a character I don’t relate with, but amazing if I understand them and it can allow me a deeper connection with the character.

Whereas with 3rd POV there is a bit of that separation from the characters, however you get more bang for your buck because you often also get the thoughts and feelings of other characters in a given scene. I also think scene descriptions can be explained better with 3rd POV.

So as someone who has preferred 1st POV (esp dual), and really hated 3rd POV before, I say it all depends on the book and author.
Even in 3rd POV you can have multiple POV's within that ex. Crescent City series.


I also find it interesting how books used to be written in 3rd POV and somewhere there was a shift.

[☆*°•Clara•°*☆]

It can be a bit confusing for me when I read 3rd person but when it's fantasy I usually get into the story so much that I don’t really notice it.

[Little miss Booknerd]

I don't particularly hate it but I don't like it either. But I would give it a chance if the storyline is good and tropes are my favourite ones.

[alexis]

I don't like them, but I can tolerate them

[Sabrina 🍉]

I thought I hated it but it’s not that bad

[bailey grace]

i hate it so much

[angeline]

honestly i prefer 3rd person to 1st person

[Charlie]

Here’s an example of third person done masterfully and causing no confusion. Often known as close third person, or riding shotgun, in Smiling Box Monster the main character is Bennington Slipdale, or Benny, and there are six other main characters in the novel - all of whom the author captures wonderfully by being squarely in each character’s head, and causing no confusion.
Check it out!
Charlie

[Elin]

I mean I don’t hate it, but it’s kind of annoying. I really prefer 1st person

[Storm The Gremlin Child]

I love third person. Its easier than a lot of people say I and me because it gets confusing

[Scarlet]

It depends on the type of 3rd person pov

I don't like knowing everyone else's thoughts. 3rd person limited.
Only the MC's

If done right its good but no 3rd person omniscient

Multiple povs have my heart tho

[Evelie]

i love 3rd person POVs bc then you don’t rationalize whatever the the main character is doing. and it gives you opportunity to see all the characters the same

[samantha]

i used to hate third person but after reading the the tog series i think i prefer it!