Points of View: Who Tells it Best

Writing from the first person account isn't easy. When you write from first person, the story is more personal, but you can only write what the character is seeing. For example when Bella was sick and pregnant and not leaving the house, Jacob had to become the narrator or we'd never know what happened. It would have been a really weird read if it was still Bella telling "what she heard" and telling details second hand. To give James her due, I think she did a better job of her first person account...meaning I don't miss or really need to read a second telling from Christian's point of view. I enjoyed the one she included, but wasn't desperate for more, as I am with the Twilight series. If I were to make a request for Christian's point of view, it would be more of his life "before Ana." I think it's safe to say that the reason we don't need Christian's point of view is: they are rarely apart in this series. From the moment they meet and first get together, they are together almost every night. And I am really not interested in Christian's point of view while he's at the office and in meetings. Twilight is a bit different in this instance. Bella and Edward do spend time apart. Later in the series, they are together quite often (at school, when he sneaks in at night) and he is off doing things that are not standard--he's a vampire. So yes, knowing what he was doing in those blank spaces would be interesting. It is also interesting to learn what he is thinking and why he is thinking it and why he feels the way he does. Christian, on the other hand, seems to be easier to "read" and it makes more sense. James provided enough of the back story and he seems to talk more. I have often made the argument, after reading "Midnight Sun" that the books would have been much better had she written them from Edward's point of view instead of Bella's. Meyer loves Edward passionately and it shows. I found the unedited version of "Sun" much better than the published version of "Twilight." Why? Her love for the character really was evident and because of that she a) wrote better and b) went further in-depth. The problem with Twilight being written as a 1st person series is that so much happens when Bella isn't around--immortals abound. And really, what perspective and life would be more interesting? The life of an immortal falling for a human or a shy, boring human falling in love with an immortal?