I think I have more of a problem with some instances of third-person than with any instance of first. If the viewpoint is too distant, too objective, I find it hard to care, and also if it leaps about at the drop of a paragraph.
I prefer to be close in to the character - seeing only what they see, and feeling what they feel - even in third-person, but I guess the advantage there is that you don't have to stick with the same character from section to section.
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