I love this analysis and I can't wait to read I LET YOU GO. Re: 2nd person. I love how this sneakily obscures who is doing the talking, i.e. addressing the reader, or, for that matter, who is being addressed if it's NOT the reader--and, nooooo, I don't happen to be experimenting with this at the present. P.S. I wish I'd read your thoughts on epilogue a year ago. You are so right.
I haven't read much in second person. Only thing that comes to mind is fantasy of NK Jemisin in Broken Earth, I *think* (it's been a while since I read). There might even be some future tense in parts of that, too.
Also, I'm in the middle of 'Salem's Lot right now! One of the few books of King that I hadn't ever gotten around to. Enjoying it, especially from the perspective that it was his second novel. The omniscient town sections are very good. I like that breakaway to that point of view.
My favourite styles have to be the limited POV third person of something like ASOIAF or Murakami's first person singular.
Narrative distance part 1: I LET YOU GO
I love this analysis and I can't wait to read I LET YOU GO. Re: 2nd person. I love how this sneakily obscures who is doing the talking, i.e. addressing the reader, or, for that matter, who is being addressed if it's NOT the reader--and, nooooo, I don't happen to be experimenting with this at the present. P.S. I wish I'd read your thoughts on epilogue a year ago. You are so right.
I didn't think I liked second person until I read Rebecca Makkai's new book.
Great post, thanks.
I haven't read much in second person. Only thing that comes to mind is fantasy of NK Jemisin in Broken Earth, I *think* (it's been a while since I read). There might even be some future tense in parts of that, too.
Also, I'm in the middle of 'Salem's Lot right now! One of the few books of King that I hadn't ever gotten around to. Enjoying it, especially from the perspective that it was his second novel. The omniscient town sections are very good. I like that breakaway to that point of view.
My favourite styles have to be the limited POV third person of something like ASOIAF or Murakami's first person singular.