writerjenn

I recently finished reading E. Lockhart's THE BOYFRIEND LIST.  What I specifically want to mention about this book is the way it showed the events from multiple perspectives, even though it was told in the first person.  This parallels the development of the main character.  At the beginning of the book, we view things from one position.  By the end of the book, the vista has opened up so that we see things from many different angles; we can understand better why characters act the way they do.  Part of comes out in dialogue--that is, a couple of the characters explain things in their own words, but much of it is done through the main character's increasing ability to observe others and consider multiple interpretations for what she sees.  This is a good example of how to stretch the limits of first-person narration, how to get into other characters' motivations without making an awkward POV shift.