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Originally Posted by mentored1
I think there's a little disconnect with 1st/2nd person, because it tries to pull you in and put you in the shoes of the character; what if I can't relate to the character? What if I don't want to think and do the things being narrated? *shrug*
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That's a good point for non-specialised fiction. One of my favourite books of recent years was written 1st person present tense, but a lot of the reason for why I like it might be that I can relate to the main character pretty well. The only 2nd person I can remember reading I didn't like it at all, but again how much of that is because the main character was of a type that I distrust in the real world?