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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
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?
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Yep! I think you pretty much summed up what I was trying to say. There has to be a reason for us to connect in 1st/2nd, whereas 3rd feels like watching a spectator sport.
Thanks, ploppy!