We are Voulhire: A New Arrival Under Great Skies: Alternating Points of view

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Marty_Kelly wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 01:39 Most of the story is told in the third-person point of view with the chapters alternating between different characters. Did you like this style? Do you think it added extra depth to the story?


I love the author's style of writing, it helps the reader understand his concept in a more defined way. The third-person perspective for writing the novel was the most suitable in my own opinion.
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Well, I like the author's style of this novel and I believe telling the story in a third-person perspective is the right decision made by the author. It would have been hard to comprehend the novel if it was told in the first-person perspective. Like the story of Galen and Meldorath who didn't meet in the context of the novel. I believe the novel would be incomplete if it was told in the first-person perspective.
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I like alternating between characters' points of view. It always helps me understand the characters better, and makes me enjoy the book more. Not to mention it's the best way to have a favourite character. I think if the author hasn't altered the points of view, I wouldn't have found the monk Demetrius an interesting character. He would have been a closed mysterious character to me.
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Initially, I was confused by the author’s use of first person and third person point of view, but it developed the story rather than hindered it. As we got to see things in different perspectives, the world was easier to understand.
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The novel was a masterful blending of first-person and third-person perspectives. When the chapter for one character concludes and the next character assumes the former character's role, the plot switches nicely. I found it to be wonderful.
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