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My girlfriend has read all of the Jack Reacher novels (by Lee Child). I've only read one (real page-turner) so far. It was told in first person, from Reacher's POV (in a very straightforward, unadorned style; the strength of the book was in suspense and storytelling, not prose).
I took a look at some of the other novels in the series, and was surprised to find that, although the prose style was the same, they were in third-person.
For some reason, this has made me reluctant to read the other Reacher novels, though I probably will because the character rocks.
I can't think of any other series of novels (centered on a single character) where this is the case. (Though if I recall, one of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories was narrated by Holmes, rather than Watson.)
Anybody else noticed this with other series? (And, I wonder why Lee Childs decided to change the POV.)
I took a look at some of the other novels in the series, and was surprised to find that, although the prose style was the same, they were in third-person.
For some reason, this has made me reluctant to read the other Reacher novels, though I probably will because the character rocks.
I can't think of any other series of novels (centered on a single character) where this is the case. (Though if I recall, one of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories was narrated by Holmes, rather than Watson.)
Anybody else noticed this with other series? (And, I wonder why Lee Childs decided to change the POV.)