[PW] Tangent Re: story told from the book's point of view

[Hilary Caws-Elwitt]

Hearing _Hitty_ mentioned reminds me of another wonderful story narrated by a 
doll: _Victoria-Bess_ by Brenda (Mrs. Castle Smith) (found in the delightful 
anthology _Victorian Doll Stories_). Book-as-character does seem quite fresh, 
unlike book-as-universe/world/reality. Speaking of unusual POVs, one of the best 
is Ursula LeGuin's short story "The Direction of the Road," whose narrator is an 
oak tree.
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Sue Kamm wrote:
> IIRC, HITTY: HER FIRST HUNDRED YEARS by Rachel Field is told from the point of view of a doll.
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>>From: John Ptak <jfptak at thesciencebookstore.com>
>>Sent: May 25, 2006 11:39 AM
>>To: list at project-wombat.org
>>Subject: [PW]  story told from the book's point of view
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>>Hello all,
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>>My 13-year old daughter has started writing a piece of fiction told from the point of view of a book.  Long story short--we see the world through the book's interactions with some of its readers over big chunks of time and space.  The book is magical, and has a life of its own, and is able to communicate ideas from one reader to the next, and so on.  
>>Does anyone know of storylines such as this--that is, a story from the book's point of view?  I'm not sure where to start looking for this answer--the quick-and-dirty google of that phrase revealed only a few dozen hits and nothing applicable.  Any suggestions?  I'm curious to know how this idea has been addressed by other writers.
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>John Ptak
>>JF Ptak Science Books LLC   
>>8 Biltmore Ave
>>Asheville NC 28801 USA
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