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I think the reader has to like the POV character. Everything is seen through their eyes and thoughts and feelings. If those are repellent to the reader, they cannot identify, and without that, I th...
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2019-12-19T22:13:43Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T11:27:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
I think the reader has to like the POV character. Everything is seen through their eyes and thoughts and feelings. If those are repellent to the reader, they cannot identify, and without that, I think they will give up on the story. Maybe there are writers out there that could pull it off. I know I've seen alternating **chapters** from an evil antagonist's point of view, but these just raised the stakes for the MC, let us know the villain had anticipated their plan and the MC was walking into a trap. But you see, in that case, we began with a likable MC, and that is who we cared about, and that is who we wanted to see succeed. I don't think an entire novel from the villain's POV would ever let us engage with the innocents or heroes in the story and see their personality enough to keep going. At least, I would not be the audience for that.
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System
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2019-03-21T10:09:51Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 3