Narrator and protagonist?
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Narrator and protagonist?
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Donnavila Marie01 wrote:Yes. I think, it would have been better if the protagonist does not do the narration because I find it not that effective in this story. Though, this is fresh from the oven style. It might work with others.
Fresh from the oven style - I really like that expression, just had to say. Maybe if there was a mixture of both third and first person narrative in this more people might have found it appealing.
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That my friend is a good question. I haven't read the second book so I'm hoping that there is a good explanation for what you just brought to light.Donnavila Marie01 wrote:This situation affected me so much in book 2 because I don't feel comfortable with the thought that, Alex Fine is examined and the scientists were navigating his mind but he does the narration. How did he witness all the procedures?
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I did not see a "whine fest" but rather a young man's feelings coming out during extreme circumstances. I think it worked well for Alex to be both the protagonist and the narrator. It is what engaged me as a reader. I don't think it would have been the same story if told by someone else.Jaime Lync wrote:Superhighway is written in the first person perspective, where our main character, Alex Fine, is also the main character. I read an Amazon review where the reviewer claimed that it seemed like a 'whine fest'. Do you think that this book could have been better told from the third person perspective or maybe had another character instead of the protagonist be the narrator?
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That's a great point! I didn't even think of that, but you're so right.Donnavila Marie01 wrote:This situation affected me so much in book 2 because I don't feel comfortable with the thought that, Alex Fine is examined and the scientists were navigating his mind but he does the narration. How did he witness all the procedures?
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I really didn't like Alex's character. I think he was too immature to be dealing with these circumstances.
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