First Person vs. Third-Person

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Do you have a preference on whether a story is written in first-person or third-person? Would either writing style dissuade you from reading the story? Why or why not?​

 
Third-person narratives are my jam. I would hate to think what the main characters think sometimes.
 
As a writer myself, I want to read books written in Third person. It help to reduce the biased mindset that will come with it when reading.
 
Henrywrites said:
As a writer myself, I want to read books written in Third person. It help to reduce the biased mindset that will come with it when reading.
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I was told that myself by someone else when I was writing reviews. I think the misconception is if you read something in the first person it wears one you as you read it.
 
Artisan Vistra said:
I was told that myself by someone else when I was writing reviews. I think the misconception is if you read something in the first person it wears one you as you read it.
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It is all about what you, the reader thinks. There are people that don't even care about these things. I care because I write too.
 
I have read as well as written in first & third person. For writing, it depends on what I’m writing about. Sometimes it’s easier to get a different perspective when it’s not the first person.
 
ZandraJoi said:
I have read as well as written in first & third person. For writing, it depends on what I’m writing about. Sometimes it’s easier to get a different perspective when it’s not the first person.
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This is correct. It is easier to write as the third person as it takes the heat off you.
 
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