There has of course been discussion of King's method in this novel of switching from first- to third-person narration. I don't think there's been much controversy over that, but I liked it, and I wish this was done more often. I think any time a narrative is broken up with a different technique is a good thing.
Imagine "Duma Key," which was a fun book, switching out of first-person narration when necessary? It would have made that book even better (I'm thinking of when the paintings started trouble; imagine if we could have had third-person narration for those scenes).
Sometimes, even if it is done in a very tiny manner, it can be effective. Think of the initial sentence in "It." (And I think the end of the first chapter in "It" had some sort of first-person-type thing.)
Whether it is switching perspectives, interludes, presentation of documents, whatever, breaking up a narrative is always fun.
Imagine "Duma Key," which was a fun book, switching out of first-person narration when necessary? It would have made that book even better (I'm thinking of when the paintings started trouble; imagine if we could have had third-person narration for those scenes).
Sometimes, even if it is done in a very tiny manner, it can be effective. Think of the initial sentence in "It." (And I think the end of the first chapter in "It" had some sort of first-person-type thing.)
Whether it is switching perspectives, interludes, presentation of documents, whatever, breaking up a narrative is always fun.