Currently reading *Dune* and while I think it’s a wonderful story, the internal monologue is killingggg me. I don’t think I’ve ever ever ever come across a book where the internal monologue sounds natural. Idk, maybe ***I’m*** weird because I don’t “think to myself” that way, but most of the time it just feels like the character is explaining something to “themselves” when it’s really for the reader. It takes me completely out of the story, like I can see the author behind the curtain switching up his narrative technique for my benefit. It’s distracting.
by lmg080293
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…I honestly can’t think of a hot take I disagree with more than this.
So there’s an interesting study of those who hear themselves narrate as they think and those who simply don’t. I never thought of it from this angle. Must be mildly infuriating 😂