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⌈ Secret Post #6801 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

Children's books have been written in first person for years. It's not a new thing. I'm curious if you've looked into child psychology, teaching theories, different ages and levels of reading comprehension, etc. There's actually interesting reasons why a lot of kids books are written the way they are, and how they gradually shift to different perspectives as the age of the audience ages.

Now YA books being first person for most of the time is a new development (as is the genre as a whole) and I could see your argument there. I still wouldn't agree with it, but it would make more sense to me.

I'd also agree that even adult books are a problem. First person used to not be the most common writing perspective, but it seems I can't get away from it nowadays. As someone who is not generally a fan of first person, it's definitely a frustrating change. I do personally think it has to do with a lot of literacy and reading comprehension stats, but I've not really looked into it much.

[(Anonymous)]

I have zero research or studies to back this up, but I tend to believe the increase of first person POV in adult books are related to low literacy/reading comprehension as well. And maybe a soupçon of readers who are so self-centered that they can't relate to books that ask them to empathize and get invested in another person without inserting themselves into the plot.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, on the one hand I'm happy that it seems reading in general is reaching a wider audience and these people can find books that fit their reading levels/desires. On the other hand it makes me kind of sad that so much of the most popular books are so dumbed down.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not sure if I buy the whole "first person POV is a modern trend in adult lit" thing given that, off the top of my head, Frankenstein, Dracula, the entire Sherlock Holmes series, Moby Dick, most of Hemmingway and a decent amount of Jules Verne are all written in first person. Also, there's still plenty of 3rd person limited POV out there. Third person omniscient is not super common, but it never was. I think it's just that the type of novel that's always reliably been 3rd person POV is not the kind of story that gets a lot of attention on social media right now.

[(Anonymous)]

It seems like a western (English language?) thing. And seem just like a trend. There is zero children books in first person in my language. BUT a lot of adult literary classics are in first person.