Goodgulf:
Second persons stories are very hard to write
Goodgulf, I applaud your experiment and totally agree with your observation that
2nd person stories are HARD to write.
In my opinion, they are also hard to READ. By that I mean that it's easy for the reader to become confused.
My sense is
1st person stories are the easiest to read, because they are somewhat "natural" to the way we think. I don't think 1st person, however, is all that easy to write.
Goodgulf, my "guess" is that
3rd person is the easiest to write, but again if the writer is not careful, can become confusing for the reader.
Of course, most confusing of all is when the writer
changes perspective during the story. This can be a powerful technique, but... but requires a lot of skill to ensure the reader understands from whose perspective we are viewing the story AT ALL TIMES.
Manton wrote some books that were all
1st person, but that person changed in each chapter! I don't think he did a particularly good job in making clear who is the current narrator.