Thread: MobileRead Discussion: The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells (spoilers)
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Old 10-29-2011, 04:19 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes View Post
Nothing wrong with first person, but first person when the author directly states it's a recollection of events and they give where the author is now after the story is concluded just removes a lot of suspense for me and Wells does this a lot.
1) I've seen authors give advice to avoid the type of recollective story-telling that is so common in Wells, but I enjoy occasionally reading a story that is told in this way.

2) Why does my spell-checker insist that "recollective" is a misspelling?
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