The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion

35. Written in third person

Our past challenges have had prompts for “written in first person” (2020) and “written in second person,” (2022) so it was only a matter of time before we rounded it off with a “written in third person” prompt.

Third person is a style of writing that uses third-person pronouns such as “he,” “she,” or “they.” It’s a perspective that can follow numerous characters and narrative arcs. Third-person narratives can be all-knowing (third-person omniscient, knowing the thoughts of multiple characters), limited (focused on one character’s thoughts and actions), or objective (narrator reports events without knowing the feelings of characters unless they express them directly.)

Any book told in third person will fit this prompt. The book may be fully told in the third person or have a blend of narrative styles throughout.


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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

This is a “gift” I’ll know it when I read it

To Fill a Yellow House

Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

The Giver

I'll get Mum off my back at last by reading While the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Elf Dog and Owl Head

I will be reading:


The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

HAPPY READING!!

Elf Dog and Owl Head Finished 1/2/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I'm reading The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

Across Five Aprils

The Goodreads suggestions list The Paris Library as third person narration. Isn’t it first person?

The River by Peter Heller. 3.5 stars

I read The Bird Skinner by Alice Greenway.

I read “What Grows In The Dark” by Jaq Evans.

I Found You by Lisa Jewell

there must be an Agatha Christie novel that fits this prompt...... I would like a combi with the Agatha Christie challenge

I read As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson.

Marielle wrote: "there must be an Agatha Christie novel that fits this prompt...... I would like a combi with the Agatha Christie challenge"

Almost all of them. Third person is the most common writing style. (⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠)

Legacy by Nora Robert’s

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Stiffs and Swine by Ellery Adams 1/31/25

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I read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab, 5 Stars

The Boys In the Boat by Daniel James Brown ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I'm reading Cinder (audio book)

I read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

“A Likely Story” by Jenn McKinlay is a great mystery with a twist ending that is written in third person.

My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts

Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

I read The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket.

I read By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle.

I read The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by Sara Lodge

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

I read The Many Daughters of Afong Moy. Jamie Ford. 16 May

I read Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation by Grace L. Williams and I highly recommend this book.

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun


This has been on my TBR since it came out. I really liked it

I read "Mr Katō Plays Family" by Milena Michiko Flašar

A middle grade read for this one, The Midwatch by Judith Rossell. A perfect addition for a primary school library.

I read A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine for this topic (Read July 22nd; 4*)

Lexie (never ending TBR) wrote: "The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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I'll read this book too, my local library have it on its to-buy list in the Norwegian translation (not added to the base yet)
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I read “Anxious People “ by Fredrik Bachman. Excellent. What a talented writer. Read it.
Blākie

I read Kilts and Kisses at Highland Hall by Hannah Lynn.
This was a super fun and sweet contemporary romance. No spice, but some steam. It was also on the shorter side too! I had a lot of fun.

I read The Book Eaters by Sunny Dean.

I read Blood and Steel by Helen B. Scheuerer
3.5/5

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami


finished 04Apr2025

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig