The campfire about EPOV kinda (sorta) inspired me.
I've noticed something more and more often in the stories I read; sometimes, while reading in BPOV (for example), the author randomly starts putting Edward's POV as well for some unknown reason.
I get the change of POV when it's necessary (because the narrator's in a coma or asleep or whatever), or when it genuinely brings something to the story. I totally understand that. I like that.
What really pisses me off (not enough to flounce if the story is good, but enough to make me think "fuuuuck no. Not again!") is when you read something from one POV, and the character (let's stay with the Bella example) is kinda confused and has no idea why [insert character name here] is acting like a total moron/douchebag/crazy person and just when the mystery starts getting really good... You have [insert character name here]'POV. IT JUST RUINS EVERYTHING! I don't wanna know what [insert character name here] is thinking and why he/she's saying cryptic little things that make no sense! I want to agonize over it with Bella, I wanna make silly theories too! Now when the author gets back to BPOV and Bella is still wondering what the hell is going on, I'll just think "meh. Come on, figure it out already". And instead of being all excited and tingly over a story, I'm annoyed at the narrator. See? NOT good.
And I just have to say this: more than two changes of POV in a single chapter? Whiplash, people. If I get all confused and have to scroll back up thinking "whose head am I in again?" it just ruins the chapter.
Pfiou. Rant over. Sorry. I by no means mean to disrespect authors who like to change their narrator (because sometimes, really, it's useful) but I just wanted to know: Am I just the crazy lady who likes to yell at nothing? Do you dig change of POVs? Do they annoy you too?
Come on. Let me hear ya, campers. Inquiring mind wants to know.
PS: just something before someone brings it up: I love companion pieces. Really. But I feels like that's what they should be. A companion. Or several "outtakes". Sometimes the fact that the companion piece is posted in the same story as the original one is not annoying (like in Expectations of Success by LASMKE) but sometimes it would be sooooo much better if it was in a story of its own. I'm not giving examples because I'm nice (I know. Shocker)
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