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>he introduces characters past the first third of the book
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>he introduces characters past the first third of the book
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>>8276119
>he introduces characters
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>he introduces characters on the second to last page of the book

Fuck you, Pinecone.
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>all of the book's chapters revolve around introducing new characters
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>the main character is never properly introduced
>also conveniently has amnesia
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>>8276119
>the characters are re-introduced at the start of every book in the series
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>>8276119
C'mon op, why you letting your thread die? Keep 'em coming.
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>>8276338
s-should I not do this?
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>every chapter jumps to a different set of characters
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>>8276496

No. This kills the reader.
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>>8276343
RREEEEE I HATE THIS
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>he introduces a character
>character introduces themselves
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>Characters are introduced and immediately become irrelevant.
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>mfw there are no characters in his book at all
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>first person
>narrator describes himself while looking in a mirror for some contrived reason
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>>8276670
Name one book that does this
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>>8276670

>book has characters
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>>8276688
my diary desu
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>>8276688
Intro to Chemistry
Rivers of the Tennessee Valley.
Learn to Cook Italian
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>Character is introduced in first act
Character revealed to be a gun in third act
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>>8276688

>not solely reading cookbooks
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>>8276713
Are there any book that do this? Introduce someone as though they were human then revel them to be not?
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>>8276496
i mean, i'm sure it's possible to do, but >>8276512 is right, because the reader needs some semblance of someone to hold on to, even if there isn't a central "main" character per se.
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>>8276713
is this a Chekhov joke?
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>>8276338
So you got memed into reading The Magnificent Third Rail too?
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>>8276729
>Post
Why , yes. Its even namefagged so.
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>>8276725
>>8276496
>pandering to the reader

cucks 2bh
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>>8276741
fuck i'm an idiot.
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But I'm introducing new characters each chapter
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>>8276338
>Tfw my first novel will have 8 P.O.V
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>>8276119
>he
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>>8276729
chekhov these dubs
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>>8276662
Crichton
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>>8276680
I mean, that depends on the circumstance though. If the narrator is reflecting on some horrible ordeal that affected their physical appearance(making them look different than normal, then there is logic to it.
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