The Garden of Books discussion

Some people prefer books to have only one point of view, as they are simplier this way, but others think multiple points of view give a wider perception of the book. What do you believe? Do you prefer many, or only one POV?

Personally, I think it depends on the book. There are books that only 1 POV is fine, but there are also others like A song of ice and fire that are really perfect for having so many POVs (asoiaf has 31 POV characters, but I still wish they were more)

I prefer one POV but I don't mind multiple POVs as long as there isn't too many POVs

Dreamer wrote: "Personally, I think it depends on the book. There are books that only 1 POV is fine, but there are also others like A song of ice and fire that are really perfect for having so many POVs (asoiaf ha..."

holy shuck, 31 POVs?! that sounds like it would be really confusing

Shawna wrote: "Dreamer wrote: "Personally, I think it depends on the book. There are books that only 1 POV is fine, but there are also others like A song of ice and fire that are really perfect for having so many..."


No, it's actually not :)

I love having multiple POV's, but i agree that just 1 is fine too. I just like to get multiple perspectives, and if done well, having multiple POVs can really add depth

I wish The Selection series had multiple POV's and I know Kiera Cass wrote the novellas, but I think the main series would've benefitted if we had America, Maxon, and Aspen's view on the events in the entire series.

Allison wrote: "I wish The Selection series had multiple POV's and I know Kiera Cass wrote the novellas, but I think the main series would've benefitted if we had America, Maxon, and Aspen's view on the events in ..."

Yesss i wouldve loved that! Not sure if this is just a rumor, but i heard that kiera cass is gonna write something from maxons pov for the 10th anniversary of the selection (which is in 2022), so if thats correct, then im super excited for that! Bc the novellas were great!

Willow Anne wrote: "I love having multiple POV's, but i agree that just 1 is fine too. I just like to get multiple perspectives, and if done well, having multiple POVs can really add depth"

Same! it depends on the book I like multiple POV's.

Celia wrote: "I loved having multiple POVs for six of crows and crooked kingdom. It helped me understand the story line a lot better and I got to learn about the characters more in-depth than it would be if it w..."

Yes! when I was reading Six of Crows I loved that there where 5 POV's! (there where 5 right? I forget!)