Mar-04-2015, 10:58 PM (UTC)
I think if Fool ever had a POV it would have to be very cleverly done so as to retain as much mystery as possible. Melissandre's POV chapter in ASOIAF comes to mind.
Also, it is possible to write a first person POV without giving away the gender of the narrator. Examples include the children's book The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler which I read as a child (up until the last page the gender is not given and the reader assumes the narrator is a boy due to their behaviour/best friend being a boy etc. only to discover at the end that Tyke is in fact a girl) and Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson, where the narrator's gender is never given.
Having recently read the RWC I would like to have seen a POV from Sylve, plus one of the other dragons (don't mind which) - I enjoyed Sintara's but the dragons all had such distinct personalities that it would have been interesting/fun to see their view of things. I was glad that Carson had a POV section eventually (even if it was only to confirm what we already knew - that he was a nice guy & adored Sedric - it was still nice to have it in writing), or I would have included him on my list as well.
Also, it is possible to write a first person POV without giving away the gender of the narrator. Examples include the children's book The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler which I read as a child (up until the last page the gender is not given and the reader assumes the narrator is a boy due to their behaviour/best friend being a boy etc. only to discover at the end that Tyke is in fact a girl) and Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson, where the narrator's gender is never given.
Having recently read the RWC I would like to have seen a POV from Sylve, plus one of the other dragons (don't mind which) - I enjoyed Sintara's but the dragons all had such distinct personalities that it would have been interesting/fun to see their view of things. I was glad that Carson had a POV section eventually (even if it was only to confirm what we already knew - that he was a nice guy & adored Sedric - it was still nice to have it in writing), or I would have included him on my list as well.