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9586725 No.9586725 [Reply] [Original]

>snarky first-person narrator

>> No.9586730

>ironic frog post

>> No.9586751

>>9586730
>green text referring to an above post

>> No.9586755

>>9586751
>>

>> No.9586850

>>9586725
I agree with your post if it's a YA novel or something like that.

>> No.9587071
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9587071

>FEMALE first person narrator
>describes everyone's outfits
>rambles on which male character is attractive
>only has female friends (multicultural)
>asexual nerdy beta for tech support
>patriarchy and feminism in casual undertone

>> No.9587081

>>9587071
Almost how War and Peace began.

>> No.9588676

Is first person plebeian? Is third person the only acceptable person?

>> No.9588729

>>9587071
>FEMALE first person narrator
>describes everyone's outfits
These are fine. No reason to be too realistic about things.

>> No.9588794

>>9588676
second person past participle omniscient desu

>> No.9588811
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>>9586725
>horror novel
>reading a tense scene
>turn the page
>its a large spider
>in a hollowed out cavity disguised to look like the rest of the book

>> No.9589030

>>9588794
is there any fiction that is actually written like this..?

>> No.9589058

>>9589030
Yes.

>> No.9589068

>>9589058
...can you provide an example

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>>9589030

>> No.9589083

>>9589068
Suicide by Edounard Leve, duh

>> No.9589088

>>9589083
>>9589075
I have admittedly never read it.
on the list now though, thanks guys.

>> No.9589107

>>9589068
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories

>> No.9589432
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9589432

>3rd person omnipresent and omniscient narrator
>is opinionated and preachy

>> No.9589438

I like that as long as it's actually funny and not cringy "lol guys amirite wink wink nod nod" type metahumor.

>> No.9589448

>You're probably wondering

>> No.9589465

>>9589432
The Satanic Verses did that pretty well tbqh

>> No.9590771

>I don't care if you believe me, but all of this really happened.

>> No.9590859

>>9588811
fucking kek

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>>9589075
People Only Love.

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>protagonist is an author