tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767312611486674937.post3655877958872544112..comments2012-04-13T14:07:18.585-04:00Comments on One Northern Voice: Literary Head Hopping - Stieg Larsson Millennium TrilogyAmy Tripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186095547685620716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767312611486674937.post-83228577423724887292011-01-11T14:18:47.679-05:002011-01-11T14:18:47.679-05:00Jackie,
Thank you so much! I'm honored that yo...Jackie,<br />Thank you so much! I'm honored that you felt this was good enough to pass along.<br /><br />I really do prefer to read a third person - close point of view where I only have to worry about being in the head of one character. I think I like the closeness I develop with that character (if the writing is good enough to foster it).<br /><br />First person POV is being used a lot in YA fiction these days (first person PRESENT tense, no less). I was a bit taken aback when I started reading the Hunger Games and came up against 1st person present, but it worked so well in that story. Hard to write, though, I would think. I'd be afraid of messing up all my tenses. LOL.<br /><br />How is The Lovely Bones? It's one of those books I've been meaning to read.<br /><br />I'm glad I got you thinking. I love discussions on writing and reading - they really spark my interest.<br /><br />AmyAmy Tripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186095547685620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767312611486674937.post-91475832261043713862011-01-11T13:07:06.090-05:002011-01-11T13:07:06.090-05:00Dang, I should have proof-read my previous post. ...Dang, I should have proof-read my previous post. I do have better grammar than what I posted in my previous comment. Sorry! JackieParry Peachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664473137272413037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767312611486674937.post-36716168803722319002011-01-11T13:05:21.049-05:002011-01-11T13:05:21.049-05:00This is so good, Amy. Well thought out and it mad...This is so good, Amy. Well thought out and it made me think. You ask some great questions. I have not read the Stieg Larsson books and now I'm not sure I will. Honestly, I don't like stories that keep me fuzzy on who's telling it it. I have enough trouble keeping my wits as it is. I do, however, love Lord of the Rings, though it took me nearly 200 pages to actually start getting into the story, and at times, I was a little lost. POV switches can work if the story itself is so engrossing that you just want to know what's going to happen next and don't care who's telling it. Stories like The Lovely Bones, told in the first person, are easy to follow, though limiting at times and not my favorite delivery of a story. I've tweeted this post (hope you don't mind) and also posted it on my blog. It's too good not share and you're questions have me really thinking about my own writing style. I think I have to tighten things up A LOT after reading this. Thank you for sharing "your point of view." JackieParry Peachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664473137272413037noreply@blogger.com