# Books where you'd like to get the story from another character's point of view

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**Created:** [September 28, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796 "2007-09-28T12:25:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796/81 "2007-10-02T19:22:39Z")

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There was a precursor to Rashomon? Hmph… that’s not how I remember it.

Anyone mention One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest? The book was from the Indian’s POV, the Kubrick movie from Jack’s. Great shift in perspective.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796/82 "2007-10-02T19:26:58Z")

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> Anyone mention One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest? The book was from the Indian’s POV, the Kubrick movie from Jack’s. Great shift in perspective

Before it was a movie, it was a stage play, which I saw off-off broadway. I gues that’d be omniscient POV, as it didn’t seem to be from any character’s.

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**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796/83 "2007-10-02T19:58:53Z")

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As a kid, I read these two:

> **[A Dog on Barkham Street: Stolz, Mary, Shortall, Leonard: 9780064401609:...](https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Barkham-Street-Mary-Stolz/dp/006440160X)**
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> A Dog on Barkham Street \[Stolz, Mary, Shortall, Leonard\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. A Dog on Barkham Street

A Bully on Barkham street and A Dog on Barkham Street

Same story, one from the perspective of the bully and the other from the perspective of the kid being bullied.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-where-youd-like-to-get-the-story-from-another-characters-point-of-view/420796/84 "2007-10-02T20:16:18Z")

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Heinlein retold one of his stories from two points of view, in parts of **Time Enough for Love** and his last, **To sail Beyond the Sunset**.  
But I don’t think that’s the kind of thing the OP was asking for.

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