Shifting Point of View

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Normally it would bother me, but in this case it doesn't. The shifts in point of view make the story seem like it is moving faster and keeps my attention longer. It also helps the story flow more smoothly in my opinion.
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It is a plus. The author is just giving an equal perspective on the characters. Giving the reader a chance to judge or think it over why the story went that way.
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It honestly depends on how well the author differentiates the different POV voices. If they don't, it can get confusing or pointless. If they do it adds to rounding out the novel, in my opinion.
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I loved the different perspectives. I didn't find it confusing at all.
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I'm a big fan of shifting perspectives as it helps to relate to all the characters. There are only a couple of books where a fixed perspective would work better, and this isn't one of them ;)
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Shifting point of view is fine as long as it is done right. I think this author did it right and I was able to distinguish who was speaking.
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I enjoy novels incorporating multiple perspectives, particularly when the POV's are from the main characters in the story. I generally find it easier to follow when the chapter has a heading giving the reader immediate knowledge of which character they are about to follow, however, this author achieved the same by opening each new chapter with a sentence that started with the person's name whose POV we were encountering. The author also dedicated more than one consecutive chapter to the characters instead of making every new chapter from a different POV. I sometimes find the latter more difficult to keep up with, whereas, I found this author's method provided the reader a more solid understanding about what was occurring with each character.
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I feel that this narrative strategy added to a certain element of fluidity in the narrative, and it embellished the narrative quite intricately. I quite liked it. :D
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To me it adds layers to the book, and I was not bothered. You got to see things from different points of view.
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I really like the shifting points of view. Tanner did a great job of handling the shifts by separating them into different chapters and making them distinct. I find that when an author does this well, it usually makes the story more engaging and allows me to feel like I better understand all of the nuances of the story. Tanner definitely does this well in this book.
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I did not get confused by the shifting point of view. I loved how the author showed the different views, to help you understand and feel the character more. I loved getting into their minds to learn about them. If it didn't shift, I feel the book might of been more boring and harder to understand. It gave characters, their own story, that all added up into one big story. :)
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Lizzie Robinson wrote: 02 Sep 2018, 10:57 While I tend to prefer a singular point of view (just a personal preference), if a shifting point of view is done right it can really add to the novel. I think, given what Tanner was going for, it was a smart choice in this circumstance.
I do support this too. Sometimes a single point of view would be more effective but when the shifting point of view is done well, it adds to the story.
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In my opinion, it is a plus. I have read many books where two characters go through the same situation but when they begin to express their views and feelings about it, you realize that they are so different. In the end, you get to comprehend something from their own perspective and not necessarily judging one based on the view of the other.
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PeaceLoveNature44 wrote: 09 Sep 2018, 22:01 I did not get confused by the shifting point of view. I loved how the author showed the different views, to help you understand and feel the character more. I loved getting into their minds to learn about them. If it didn't shift, I feel the book might of been more boring and harder to understand. It gave characters, their own story, that all added up into one big story. :)
Wow, this is great. I also think that the shift does not create any confusion. It makes the story more interesting.
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Shifting point of view makes stories more interesting as we get to know more about characters here this work was in proper way to add to the content of story.
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