I usually prefer being inside the characters head although sometimes this can make it difficult to write and you need to develop a pretty solid character.
It really depends. I think for really complicated stories 1st-person just isn't a good choice. But there are some stories where I believe first person is great. It leaves a lot of question marks till the end, and you get to know the character better over a shorter amount of time.
Personally I like using a narrator who is not just a normal narrator (Simon went to the beach) but more of a human-narrator (then, of course, he went to the beach). This is from a really great series called Simon Bloom. Theres a movie coming out this year . Anyways...
It depends on the story in question. I admit, that I would rather read first person because I feel like I can connect with the character more, but third person sometimes must be used!
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It's a tiny little mystery, that makes no sense to me...
I think first person is usually better, because it allows you to add a personal feel, and use more emotion. But I use a lot of mystery in my stories, so I have fun trying to write on a personal level while still allowing the main character to preserve secrets until the appropriate big bang moment.... (Jennifer Nielsen was really good at that in The False Prince.)
Oh! I thought this was in terms of what you like to read, so I voted 'depends on the story'.
Well, for writing, I find that it's easier to write in first person, for I find thag stepping in the character's shoes allows for a more... personal connection and possibly more interesting story that way.
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