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A perspective collection
12 books with surprising narratives
We’re all familiar with first, second and third person, but when it comes to narration, what about an entirely different point of view – like a child, an alien, a tree or a painting? Anythink buyer Jennifer Hendzlik shares some of her favorite titles with surprising perspectives.
1) Mort(e) by Robert Repino
Perspective: cat
2) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Perspective: an autistic teen
3) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Perspective: an autistic adult
4) The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
Perspective: a painting
5) Delicious Foods by James Hannaham
Perspective: crack cocaine
6) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Perspective: a zombie
7) Watership Down by Richard Adams
Perspective: rabbits
8) The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Perspective: a dog
9) The Humans by Matt Haig
Perspective: aliens
10) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Perspective: a dead person
11) Room by Emma Donoghue
Perspective: a 5-year-old boy
12) American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Perspective: a serial killer
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