Blog 9 likability

In my book, The Choice by Nicholas Sparks, Sparks decides to take a brave role in the narration. He narrates the book in his own voice. It can sometimes become annoying to listen to the narrator’s voice. At some points it becomes unlikable to hear his opinion and connections to the story. But at the same time I like how the focus on the characters changes with each chapter. For example in the first chapter he looks in on Travis. But in the second chapter he focuses in on Gabby. In this case I would have to agree with Wiener because my book can sometimes be hard to read just because the narrator is unlikable. I also believe that in a Romance novel it should be in the point of view of one of the characters because they reveal their full emotions which bring out more emotions in the reader.  When Sparks talks about the characters he only reveals some of what their feeling. So you only get a vague idea about how strongly they feel about one another. I also feel like since I don’t like the narrator as much I can’t relate to the story or the characters. I feel like I’m sitting on bleachers watching a silent play. It makes me feel like some words are being wasted when the narrator comments on the characters actions. For example he might comment something small like “Whoa that’s weird!” This type of thing makes me not want to read the book which relates back to Wieners argument.