I love the Coming of Age stories because they introduce a new environment/universe without the awkwardness of lots and lots of exposition. The reader gets to experience the newness along with the character. I'm an adventurous sort and I tend to get into the character's life as a vicarious thrill.
Now - if their voice is really whiny, really depressed (Thomas Covenant), or just plain annoying (that kid from Catcher in the Rye), I just don't LIKE them. I finish the book anyway but it ain't my favorite.
I'm trying to think of a favorite. Do they have to be 1st person? Crystal Singer was great. Fledgling of course. Have Spacesuit Will Travel...loved that as a high schooler.
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Date: 2009-02-27 11:56 pm (UTC)Now - if their voice is really whiny, really depressed (Thomas Covenant), or just plain annoying (that kid from Catcher in the Rye), I just don't LIKE them. I finish the book anyway but
it ain't my favorite.
I'm trying to think of a favorite. Do they have to be 1st person? Crystal Singer was great. Fledgling of course. Have Spacesuit Will
Travel...loved that as a high schooler.