Five Books Written From Unique Perspectives
Writers are often taught to “write what you know really well” but for many this advice is much too limiting. Instead, a few authors let their imagination run wild and wrote tales that are not told from the typical first, second or even third person perspective. From animals to aliens, inanimate objects to inhuman creatures, here are just five books that are written from really unique perspectives.
1. The Humans by Matt Haig (https://www.amazon.com/Humans-Matt-Haig-ebook/dp/B00BJKYM40)
Written from the perspective of: Aliens
There are countless books about alien invasions, but in The Humans by author Matt Haig, we see events unfold through the eyes of an alien. This particular alien arrives on earth with
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Although the protagonist of this novel is a women named Annie McDee, she goes on to purchases a dirty old painting from a junk shop as a gift to someone. In a surprising twist, this painting then goes on to narrate some of the the chapters, which provides readers with a very unique perspective on the story.
4. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (https://www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209/)
Written from the perspective of: Death
The Book Thief is the tale of Liesel Meminger, who is a young girl with a love for books. However, the story is set during 1939 in Nazi Germany and Liesel has to survive by stealing. Perhaps the strangest twist of all is that the story is not told from the perspective of Liesel as she learns to read and as well as share the books that she steals with others, but is instead narrated by Death himself. It is an unexpected viewpoint and also one that is not as morbid as one might expect.
5. The Collector Collector by Tibor Fischer (https://www.amazon.com/Collector-Novel-Tibor-Fischer/dp/080505118X/)
Written from the perspective of: An ancient