Yes. But it's a technique full of pitfalls.
I agree with blacbird about the problems.
It always raises the question on just making is all 3rd limited? (if you're going for the 1st person "voice" a deep 3rd can do the exact same thing)
Intimacy can be achieved in any POV.
Echoing others. It depends on how you execute it. I found The Hunger Games difficult to get into because of the 1st person present. I could never understand why the author chose it. If your readers understand the need at some level and you execute it well, then I don't see an issue.
Echoing others. It depends on how you execute it. I found The Hunger Games difficult to get into because of the 1st person present. I could never understand why the author chose it. If your readers understand the need at some level and you execute it well, then I don't see an issue.
Echoing others. It depends on how you execute it. I found The Hunger Games difficult to get into because of the 1st person present. I could never understand why the author chose it. If your readers understand the need at some level and you execute it well, then I don't see an issue.
Harlan Coben is another writer who does it a lot. Frankly, I hate it. I'll read first, I'll read third. But when I read them both combined my suspension of disbelief flies right out the window.
I think the author chose it for Hunger Games because she wanted to get immediacy and intimacy on the cheap without having to bother establishing it through strong writing. But then, I'm a cynic and didn't much care for those books.