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Which do you prefer to read - first or third person point-of-view?

And if you happen to be a writer, which do you prefer to write?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    I prefer to write in 3rd person.. I find it very easy that way. First person is way to limited for me. Though I have read a GREAT series that is in 1st person and only stays in one persons point of view. It's the first time I've ever ready anything that is so well writen in first person.

  • 2 decades ago

    I like to read in third person most of the time. I like to write in first person.

  • 2 decades ago

    First-person.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    I like to read both really,

    when it comes to writing i prefer third person

  • glow
    Lv 6
    2 decades ago

    Third person point-of-view, it's allows the writer to give accounts of personal experiences more easily.

  • 2 decades ago

    I prefer to read in a third person point-of-view. It allows me to know what most of the characters are thinking. It also allows for dramatic irony, which really helps impatient people. I would also choose to write in a third person point-of-view.

  • 2 decades ago

    i prefer to read first person but third person to write.

  • 2 decades ago

    Okay, when I haven't developed a character as much as I wanted, when I can't hear *exactly* what they think, I really do prefer third person. Depending on the topic/character, I like first person too.

  • 2 decades ago

    Good question.

    I like to read from a First Person POV. I feel the reader gets more involved in the different situations and emotions of the story.

  • 2 decades ago

    I prefer to read a third person POV

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