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Do you prefer fiction written in first or third person?

Asked by JLeslie (65721points) December 1st, 2019 from iPhone

Maybe you’re fine with both.

Feel free to elaborate. What influences your preference?

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Dutchess_III's avatar

Either one as long as it’s well written.

stanleybmanly's avatar

Good fiction is good fiction.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

I love the journal entries from Drizzt Du’urden from the Forgotten Realms series. They start with the Dark Elf trilogy. Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn.

Demosthenes's avatar

I guess I don’t have a preference when reading. It’s all good to me. When I write fiction, I prefer to write in first person. It’s easier and I’ve been more satisfied with what I’ve written in 1st than in 3rd.

elbanditoroso's avatar

Depends on the writer and style. Usually I prefered descriptive prose (not first person), but there are exceptions.

ragingloli's avatar

Third person.
First person reeks of self insert.

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