The path is flickering and grey and inconceivable. Indeterminable sounds can be heard. A feeling of panic is likely settling in. Is your vision narrowing to a tunnel? Are you starting to feel things are happening at your peripherals? Things you can no longer see? Come, quick. Hurry.
* * *
You fall, back into your body, and wake up. You were dreaming, think it was just a normal dream. You don't think this for long.
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I can see why there have been relatively far fewer second person narratives than their more popular counterparts (first & third). It's difficult to tell the reader, pretty much explicitly, what is happening to "them". And if I had to give the reader, the "you", a voice - well, that would be a challenge.
Interesting. I was trying to think of books written that way - are the choose your own adventure books done in that style? Also I think there's a book (maybe called 'things we didn't see coming' that's done in another weird style I don't know the name of. First person collective?. Anyway it's on my to read list so will let you know!) Liking the new layout. Hope it leads to more posting. :p
Ok, I was close on the style of writing - it's called first person plural, but I was wrong on the name of the book. It's actually called: Then we came to the end.
Heh, so maybe what I wrote above isn't technically second person because I included a 'me' and a 'my'... Yes I read a few of those creepy 'choose your own adventure' books when I was younger. Well, at least 6 months younger. :)
Yeah you're right, I've never read a book in that style except for the CYOA books. Of course you get it all the time when dialogue happens in a book, or when, like in Harry Potter, there's a little imaginary sequence - but there the writer is still talking to the character, not you the reader. You're only temporarily put in the character's place.
It's a difficult style to write in, and a harder style to read in I think, as it's very confronting. In the way you've written it this entry seems easier to get into though, because it's written kinda gently.
Fun little exercise!
Jimzip :D
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