I duuno, maybe it is personal preference. I prefer first person, especially in audiobooks. I don't have patience for narration, and particularly descriptive narrative. I always start skimming paragraphs when the description of the setting and characters comes along.
Having said that, I recently read (skimmed) the most boring first person book that I ever bought. "Spiral Jetta" is a very spoiled art student who takes a drive through the land art out West. Apparently the homecoming queen has never set foot outside the cul-de-sac until going for the drive in her Jetta. I wanted to shake her and tell her to shut up. But it is nominally a travel book, and I got some ideas of stops to make for our upcoming trip out West.
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