Conspiracy's Perspective?
I've been stalking this community for a while now with some friends, but I've finally created a lj account, so I had to join this! The Thief series is one of my favorite series ever. I read The Thief probably about 10 years ago now and have been obsessed with it and Eugenides ever since. MWT is a genius and I love her books. :) Please feel free to add me as a friend. I'd love to get to know more Thief fans!
-Possible SPOILER ALERT, depending on how much of the series you've read-
Anyway, with that said, I was wondering what people thought about the changing perspectives offered in each of the books. In the first one, the story is told fantastically in Gen's perspective. I say fantastically because even though it's narrated in first-person, as readers we are still left in the dark with the Magus when Gen reveals his alliegiances. In the second, we are slightly more distanced from Gen because it's told instead in third-person, though Gen is still the subject of the third-person perspective. In The King of Attolia I nearly cried at first when I realized Gen was not either the narrator or even the main character. But I grew to love it and Costis...somewhat. The perspective was useful in showing how clever Gen is at portraying a supposedly inept king while actually hoodwinking everyone. Anyway, this led me to wondering what sort of perspective we should expect in A Conspiracy of Kings. I don't see how MWT can distance us further from Gen and yet have Gen still be a central character. I personally hope we once again have Gen as a narrator. But that's wishful fangirl thinking on my part. Maybe, since it seems as though Sophos will play a huge role in this new book, it will instead be told from his perspective. Any thoughts of what people think about the changing perspectives and predictions for the fourth book?
-Possible SPOILER ALERT, depending on how much of the series you've read-
Anyway, with that said, I was wondering what people thought about the changing perspectives offered in each of the books. In the first one, the story is told fantastically in Gen's perspective. I say fantastically because even though it's narrated in first-person, as readers we are still left in the dark with the Magus when Gen reveals his alliegiances. In the second, we are slightly more distanced from Gen because it's told instead in third-person, though Gen is still the subject of the third-person perspective. In The King of Attolia I nearly cried at first when I realized Gen was not either the narrator or even the main character. But I grew to love it and Costis...somewhat. The perspective was useful in showing how clever Gen is at portraying a supposedly inept king while actually hoodwinking everyone. Anyway, this led me to wondering what sort of perspective we should expect in A Conspiracy of Kings. I don't see how MWT can distance us further from Gen and yet have Gen still be a central character. I personally hope we once again have Gen as a narrator. But that's wishful fangirl thinking on my part. Maybe, since it seems as though Sophos will play a huge role in this new book, it will instead be told from his perspective. Any thoughts of what people think about the changing perspectives and predictions for the fourth book?