Reply To: Still Life: Multiple points of view
Going into the points of view of characters is a great way to be introduced to them and to have an understanding of their internal thoughts, which is not always the same as their external behaviour. And for a murder mystery I think it’s helpful because it expands the suspect list by conveying the people’s emotions and motivations. I don’t know if it was fully effective all the time. For instance, Yvette’s antagonistic persona made her a character so immature and negative, I didn’t want to spend time with her thoughts. And I’m not fully sure why we did. Perhaps to contrast with Gamache’s? Ruth too is “negative” but we don’t get too much insight into her internal thoughts, which is too bad as she’s an interesting character. (But perhaps LP wanted to keep Ruth a bit more mysterious?) That said, some characters internal monologues I liked – such as Jean Guy’s and Gamache’s. I’m curious to hear what others think.
