Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
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2: A book with at least 2 perspectives
- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I mostly like a 1st persons point of view. Sometimes it can get quite confusing if there're more points of views
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)
I think when the main protagonist is around my age or younger, because I know how it is to be in that age
What are you reading this week?Dare You To by Katie McGarry
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
As long as it's done well, I don't really have a preference.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
It's probably easier for me to connect with female POVs. While I enjoy a male POV, it sometimes doesn't really feel real-I can't imagine guys really thinking like that. I also struggle a bit with younger POVs (which is why I tend to avoid Middle Grade books).
- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
It depends on the book but I typically enjoy multiple points of view the most.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I think it's easier to connect with characters that share a similar culture and background with me.
What are you reading this week?
I was originally going with another book (My Sister's Keeper) but at the time I had finished my first book, I couldn't make it to the library for a few days and My Sister's Keeper was not available to borrow as an ebook...so I decided to find an ebook available that fit this prompt and that was on my TBR list...and this is it!
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
No real preference. I've enjoyed books with all those narrating types, so if the book is good, I like it regardless. I will say when there are multiple POV written in first person, that can sometimes get confusing.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Age doesn't seem to matter for me, I can connect with teens, young adults, older adults, etc. I definitely can connect better with female characters, but when written well enough, I can really connect with anyone/everyone :)
My first book for the challenge this year is Rashomon and Other Stories. 
The first story in the book, "In the Grove," is a murder mystery told from several conflicting perspectives. Another story, "Kesa and Morito," is also told from the perspectives of two different people.
What are you reading this week?
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't think I necessarily have a real preference. I enjoy any of these options as long as they are well written. The switch up is nice really. I'd never want to read only one type. I have leaned a lot towards MPOV in my reading tastes quite often, but definitely like variety.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Again, not particularly. As long as anything is well written, I can connect with any country, age or either gender. I connect well in real life and don't find it difficult to connect to a character even when I don't like them.
What are you reading this week?As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I'm probably least fond of first person perspective, but I don't really have a strong preference.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Just well written characters.
What are you reading this week?Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't really have a preference
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
No, just a good story with characters that captures and keeps my attention
- What are you reading this week? The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I am partial to multiple points of view. I think it is interesting to see how different characters respond to the same events.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I can connect with just about any point of view as long as the characters and settings pull me into the story
What are you reading this week?All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't really have a preference.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I don't know that it is easier for me to connect with one point of view over another.
- What are you reading this week? Brain- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I enjoy all types of points of view but I do really enjoy the multiple points.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc) Nope.
What are you reading this week?Light a Penny Candle
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
If the book is well written the POV enhances the story. It does not matter to me which POV is used in the book, although I did notice that multiple POV's a mostly used in Fantasy stories which I read quite a few of.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
A good author makes it easy to connect to the character no matter gender, race or other differences that the reader may have to the character. One of the reasons I read is to learn about different cultures, political view points, countries etc.
Admittedly I do not connect well with extremists in books. Those who have such extreme views that if they were real people I would avoid them like the plague.
What are you reading this week?All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer 1st point of veiw
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not particularly, as the long as the opening chapters are compelling enough to draw me in.
- What are you reading this week? Carry On- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer a third person. Good 1st person are rare and it can be difficult to follow multiple points of view.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Female points of view are usually easier for me (but I enjoy all genders) and not religious points of view.
What are you reading this week?The Death Code
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer 1st person POV, with only one narrator
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Females who are 17 and American haha
What are you reading this week?The Soulstealer's Child by Brandon Gray
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer the 1st person POV usually, but I do really like reading multiple POVs too, especially if the story calls for it.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not really. However I do prefer reading male POVs and stories that are YA or NA.
What are you reading this week: The Body Finderby Kimberly DertingWhat do you perfer the best : a 1st person point of view , a third person point of view or multiple points of view ? With me it depends on the book I'm reading at that time.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you.to connect with( gender,country,age ,ext)? Not really .
- What are you reading this week? The Sun Is Also a Star
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I suppose i prefer a first person view, but if a multiple person view is well written, then i can really get into that too
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I've never really thought about it, i guess i enjoy seeing a perspective that is different from my own - different gender/orientation, different country etc
Week 2 
I read Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes.
First person POV would have to be my most preferred. I definitely enjoy multiple POVs in certain stories.
I suppose any POV in which the perspective is similar to my own would be the easiest to connect with. However, that does not mean that those are my favourite/most preferred. I enjoy reading for many reasons, including being able to broaden my perspective, gain knowledge, and therefore challenge what I already know.
Progress Post:- What are you reading this week?
The Infinite Sea/Rick Yancey
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't pay attention to this so I have no preference.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I do better when the character's point of view is different from me. I tend to go crazy reading Contemporary books when the author writes about things I actually know and the information is off, probably why I prefer fantasy.
- What are you reading this week?Live to Tell
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Can't say that I have a general preference but do think some stories might not be as good if they had been written in a different point of view.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? I think overall I lean toward a female point of view. That said it is only a slight preference and wouldn't stop me from reading something that sounded interesting.
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- What are you reading this week? Nil- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? Mainly first person point of view, but I really enjoy reading multiple points of view as well!
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I guess I lean towards girls about my age (17 - 18) which its so easy to find, tbh (:
What are you reading this week?
The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't think I have a preference, but I really do enjoy multiple points of view.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
As long as the character is really well developed & acts like a person would really act, I can connect with them. I guess I'm saying I connect more to good writing than a certain type of narrator, haha.
- What are you reading this week?Brother to Brother by A.J. Downey
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I think it depends on whether the author is able to make the reader understand the thoughts and feelings of a character from which we do not have a great perspective of his personality and psyche. That author only has to deliver facts and you can understands and even predict how the mind of the character will work.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I´m not really picky about gender, country or age, provided the author makes me live the words on the pages.
What are you reading this week?The Help
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
It depends on what the book is about. Some things are better in first person, some are better in 3rd person and some are better from multiple.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not really. But then again, i've never really though about it before. Now I probably will thanks to this question, lol.
What are you reading this week?Eleanor & Park
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I tend to prefer Multiple points of view or First Person for the most part. But can't say I'm terribly picky about that- if the writing is great, it doesn't matter what point of view!
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I don't lean towards any specific point of view- I'm drawn into characters by way of good writing. I love reading to escape, to grow and open my mind and to learn new things or new perspectives on life. When I studied literature in college I actually took to Southeast Asian and Indian literature. So, I definitely enjoy writing from all walks of life, not just the single white female take on things. :)
What are you reading this week?What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I am really liking the multi povs that a lot of mystery/thriller authors are doing, but probably lean towards first person point of views more.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
No, I don't think so...
My book for this week is The Help by Kathryn Stockett in which the narration is shared between 3 womenWhat do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
It depends on the quality of the writing, I've enjoyed books with all three styles. The first time I discovered a story written using the second person (Carlos Fuentes Aura I found it strange at first but it certainly puts the reader at the heart of the action
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Again this depends on the quality of the writing. I enjoy books where you are able to empathise with a narrator from a different culture (The Reluctant Fundamentalist) or come to feel sympathetic to a dubious or unsavoury character (for example Ramón Mercader in The Man Who Loved Dogs: A Novel).
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Second person books are really rare! I've never read one, but am quite curious...
- What are you reading this week?Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I love first person, but also things from multiple points of view IF it benefits the plot line.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Really, people close to me (Early 20's caucasian female) but I have discovered I can connect with anyone. Read Small Great Things by Jodi Picolt, I connected with all three narrators. Scary, I know.
What are you reading this week?My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
In general I don't have a preference. The only books where I've noticed I enjoy one more than another is with Jack Reacher, I definitely like those first person novels more than the third person ones.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not that I've noticed. But now that the question's been asked I'll pay more attention in future.
What are you reading this week?The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I like multiple points of view. I looking at the same events from different angles.
One of my favorite books was Testimony by Anita Shreve. It was written in alternating points of view, first person, third person and second person. Really fascinating.
Is there a point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Probably it is easier to connect with women but I enjoy exploring all types of point of view. I learn so much.
- What are you reading this week? 
An Ember in the Ashes- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
No preference: all can be well-written and work very well from a storytelling perspective, so it just depends. In general I like the idea of multiple perspectives, but sometimes if one voice is stronger/weaker than the other(s), I wish the author would have considered first or third person from one POV.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not that I'm aware of: I think really great writing has the ability to draw a character sharply and specifically, yet provide tendrils to common humanity for the reader to empathize and allow us to connect. As such, whether characters are more or less similar or different to me in terms of biography matters little, it's more about how these characters interact with each other and the world around them and what/how/why they think about life that connects me.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell- What are you reading this week? Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? Multiple povs
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? No
The first few books I picked from a DUAL POV list were not dual pov, so I finally found one by flipping through the books I wanted to read now.- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view? I usually like third person best and multi pov the least, but it all depends on the author of course.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? I actually avoid protagonists who are too close to me in pov. Even though they are fiction, I find myself getting angry if they react differently than I would. Also, the older I get, the less I connect with teenage pov. Why won't these book teenagers just get off my lawn! :D
- What are you reading this week?The Lost Hero
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I prefer 3rd person omniscient point of view
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I tend to connect with the main characters in the stories and seem to identify with their feelings and emotions. Gender, sex, location, age, etc. does not seem to matter for me.
- What are you reading this week?Gathering Darkness
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
It depends on the book
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Impulsive, headstrong characters
What are you reading this week?
A Torch Against the Night
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I like multiple points of view, but only 2 or 3. More than that can be annoying (cough, cough, A Dance with Dragons, cough, cough...)
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I enjoy connecting with characters who step up in dangerous situations even if they are sometimes afraid and are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the group.
A Torch Against the NightWhat do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I like multiple points of view, but only 2 or 3. More than that can be annoying (cough, cough, A Dance with Dragons, cough, cough...)
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I enjoy connecting with characters who step up in dangerous situations even if they are sometimes afraid and are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the group.
What are you reading this week?A Brief History of Seven Killings
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I love a book with an unusual POV, e.g. a child, an animal, an inanimate object. Multiple perspectives can also be interesting. I'd usually prefer 1st person to 3rd person.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Probably prefer a female perspective.
What are you reading this week?My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I like all of them but I think multiple points of view might be my favourite.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I can connect with many points of view, it doesn't matter the age or gender, I enjoy reading points of view that differ from me as well as ones that are similar to me.
What are you reading this week?
This week I have finished reading The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I enjoyed the multiple perspectives of this book, given everyone has a slightly different angle in the book it was interesting to see their priorities and how that impacted the other character's.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Usually it is easier for me to connect with the female characters but in this book I could connect with most of the characters, though Ronin was a difficult one for me but I'm interested in getting to know him further in the rest of the series.
For this week I read Minutes Before Sunset it was an okay book not normally something that I would read it was a sci/fi type book and its outside my favorite genre. This book had two different perspectives and it required both in order for the story line to flow. without both it may have been quite boring.
- What are you reading this week?The Ask and the Answer
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
1st for sure as you can see what theyre thinking/feeling, but I do like multiple povs as well.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? As anyone else, I would connect with someone most like me: 30 something white female from the USA
Ender's ShadowWhat do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
Multiple POV's - sometimes more angles are necessary to see a story in its wholesome view.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
A character in the early 20's I suppose - deals with similar phases in life.
- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I personally don't like multiple point of views because it confuses me. I also don't like when an author tells the same story again using someone else. It's boring I want to know more not the same thing.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I like female POVs. I also like when the person is young.
What are you reading this week?
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I have no preference. So long as the book is well written that's all I ask.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
Not really. We're all human regardless.
Progress Post:- What are you reading this week?Homegoing
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
It depends on the story.
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)? I enjoy female POV, especially if they are my age.
What are you reading this week?The Night Circus
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
I don't have a preference, but if a book has multiple POVs, I like that they are written consistently (ie, all 1st or all 3rd person), otherwise I find the shift to be jarring.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
I'm sure I probably connect more easily with POVs similar to me, but really, as long as I can empathize or even just understand the motivations of the character, I can get on board with the story.
What are you reading this week?I'm so weak... Only February and I already have to change my reading list around! The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
3rd person or multiple--most of the time. There are always exceptions, of course.
Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?
The kind most similar to me, of course! But I'm a firm believer that connection to or understanding of a character depends predominantly on good writing, not on how similar I am to them...
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Crooked Kingdom (other topics)The Poisonwood Bible (other topics)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (other topics)
Let the Great World Spin (other topics)
Six of Crows (other topics)
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Bryn Greenwood (other topics)Colum McCann (other topics)
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- What are you reading this week?
- What do you prefer the best: a 1st person point of view, a third person point of view or multiple points of view?
- Is there a kind of point of view that is easier for you to connect with (gender, country, age, etc)?