• Bubble Water@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I read that trilogy but don’t remember The Obelisk Gate being in 2nd person, which must be a testament to Jemison’s skills as a writer. I was so sad when I tried to read Harrow the Ninth and so much of it was in 2nd person. I gave up.

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      1 year ago

      The whole trilogy is like 50% in second person, actually :P (well, I don’t know about book 3 yet but if the current trend holds…)

      Huh, thanks for the warning about Harrow, haven’t had the chance to dive in yet - I’ll give it a shot anyway but I like to be prepared for surprise 2nd person.

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        1 year ago

        I might give it another try, since today I read some reviews that say the 2nd person perspective is important to the story somehow so now I’m really curious!

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          It is important to the story, but you are not the first one I heard that had troubles with it. I didn’t struggle with it at all, but it does add a lot