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can't think of any that I've read, and I read probably a book a fortnight or so.

 

I much prefer books written in the 1st person generally, though.

Read a couple recently by James lee Burke (very good btw) that were written in both the 1st and the 3rd person, which took some getting used to, but I liked. Just changed from chapter to chapter. Weird, but good.

Allowed you to get in to the heads of other characters as well as the lead character.

 

Lee Child has done it a couple of times with his trashy but boss Jack Reacher novels as well.

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Cheers for the responses. By 'partake' in the story, I mean the character interacts with others, muses on them and interprets their actions to the reader, but doesn't influence the outcome of the plot itself, just observes.

 

That role can be found either as a narrator, or the chorus, in ancient Greek Drama, check out a bit of Aristophanes, but that is in play form.

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Cheers for the responses. By 'partake' in the story, I mean the character interacts with others, muses on them and interprets their actions to the reader, but doesn't influence the outcome of the plot itself, just observes.

 

The Great Gatsby is a decent example, as suggested earlier. The Secret History by Donna Tartt uses a similar device and is well worth a read.

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Cheers for the responses. By 'partake' in the story, I mean the character interacts with others, muses on them and interprets their actions to the reader, but doesn't influence the outcome of the plot itself, just observes.

 

I think you'd really enjoy 'London Fields', Mark.

 

Keith Talent - 'The Finisher' and Nicola Six are two great characters...I thought it was supposed to be coming out as a movie ?

 

Whoever got those roles would have to be pretty damn good actors.

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