Infrequently Asked Questions #4 - First Person Plural Narrators

I get a lot of questions about the narrative voice in The Weird Sisters: the first person plural voice of the three sisters speaking together.

Few people ask directly for a reading list of other collective narrators, but I always include one when I answer this question, so I thought I'd record it here for posterity:

• "A Rose for Emily", William Faulkner (short story)
• The Virgin Suicides, Jeffrey Eugenides
• The Fates Will Find Their Way, Hannah Pittard
• The Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka
• The Sisters 8, Lauren Baratz-Logsted
• And Then We Came to the End, Joshua Ferris

Can you think of others I should mention?

Edited to add: I just learned that Laura Lippman's most recent book, The Most Dangerous Thing, uses a first-person plural narrator in parts.

Comments

[Hugh @Catalog Printing Designs]

Unfortunately, I haven't read any of those yet. What genre do they belong?

[Vivian Kendricks]

Great list. Hmm... I can't think of other narrators for your list.