Non-Distinctive Narrative Voice: "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells
“I remember every word ever said to me." That was a lie. Who would want that? Most of it I delete from permanent memory.”
In "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells
The question is always the same: How is it possible to have an absolutely distinctive voice from the first page onwards? How can I build a story around the other characters by using "the eyes" of the first-person narrator? Could my hypothetical first-person narrator say something like "I'm choked with admiration for you!"? Narrative-wise is it a perfectly feasible emotion? I think so. A bit creepy to say otherwise, I would think, unless you walk around with porn goggles on.
If you're into SF, read on.
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