That's exactly how I feel: disconnected. The story really falls flat when the perspective suddenly changes. It doesn't add anything.
It's really jolting and headache inducing. It'll be going along great from Logan's POV and I'll really get into the story (I'm almost done, I read most of the 2nd half in the car waiting for Patrick to get done with his doctor appt) and then BAM suddenly I'm in Erin's head or her father's or some other random person that appeared out of nowhere and I'm left feeling like I was just hit with the literary equivalent of an 18-wheeler.
Then I have to reread and try to absorb this new information and try and figure out WHY the shift in perspective was needed (usually there is no good reason). Then I have a hard time trusting the narrative again and it takes forever to get back into the story. So... headache.
I just can't believe this made it through a professional editing process.
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Date: 3 Jan 2013 05:15 am (UTC)It's really jolting and headache inducing. It'll be going along great from Logan's POV and I'll really get into the story (I'm almost done, I read most of the 2nd half in the car waiting for Patrick to get done with his doctor appt) and then BAM suddenly I'm in Erin's head or her father's or some other random person that appeared out of nowhere and I'm left feeling like I was just hit with the literary equivalent of an 18-wheeler.
Then I have to reread and try to absorb this new information and try and figure out WHY the shift in perspective was needed (usually there is no good reason). Then I have a hard time trusting the narrative again and it takes forever to get back into the story. So... headache.
I just can't believe this made it through a professional editing process.