Why?

[aglarien]

Whatever possesses people to write a book in second person present tense? Seriously, they need to come with a warning. This book is going to have to go. Three chapters and I can't take it anymore....

Comments

[jaiden-s.livejournal.com]

I've never read anything in second person that I could get through.

[naledi-seren.livejournal.com]

I don't even like books written in the present tense. Second person as well must be dire!

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised it was published. It's a story problem, for heaven's sake! "You walk into a room with 3 chairs. There are four people in this room. How many chairs do you need?"

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[elfscribe5.livejournal.com]

Which book is that, Agie? Yeah, I've seen some successful second person in a short story format but any more than that is just annoying and seems like the author's attempt to be Different. Not a good way to do it.

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

I find second tense annoying. The book would end up in the charity shop.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

What I wonder is why anyone would want to write a whole book like that. I can write about a paragraph before the pure unnaturalness of it gets to me. Ewww!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

The thought of writing that makes my head goes splodey, too.

[minuial_nuwing]

That's bizarre. I'm not sure what possible benefit a second person POV could be to any story over a hundred words. And even then... *bleh*

Sounds like one of those 'choose your ending' books I read as a kid!

**hugs**

[luin77.livejournal.com]

Urgh, how annoying! :( It is always so sad if a good story is hidden by bad writing. :(

[ainisarie.livejournal.com]

What book is this, so I don't make a mistake and buy it or something. It is frustrating and annoying to have a book you just cannot make yourself wade through.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

It's called Jane Was Here.

http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Was-Here-ebook/dp/B0054M8LSC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362934457&sr=8-2&keywords=jane+was+here

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

It's rather awful, isn't it?

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

Double dire.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

That's about it! I think I read it was written by a screenwriter, which may explain it.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

I think I read it was written by a screenwriter, which may explain it. This is the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Was-Here-ebook/dp/B0054M8LSC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362934457&sr=8-2&keywords=jane+was+here

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

It's miserable reading.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

I think I read it was written by a screenwriter, which may explain it.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

The author is a screenwriter, which may explain it but not excuse it.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

The author is a screenwriter, which may explain it but not excuse it.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

I totally agree! I think the book would have been good if not for that.

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

Aha! That sprains them eggs!

[rozzan.livejournal.com]

I know, it just does not mix does it? Hilary Mantel's two Booker prize winners, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies about Thomas Cromwell are written in second person/present tense and both are huge tomes. I gave up half way through Wolf Hall, simply irritated beyond belief and exhausted with the effort. In my opinion it renders the narrative verging on the unreadable.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

Exactly! It is oh, so irritating!

*hugs*