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second-person writing narrative - good or bad?

arc
I'm really thinking about writing in the second person, where the main character is writing down his thoughts on unclassified documents, trying to describe the world around him, showing the reader diagrams and whatnot. Would something like this appeal to readers? What do you think about stories told in the second person point of view?
hive
Sounds somewhat like a few creepypasta I have read. Depending on the subject matter and how its delivered I would say so. To me its all about timing and delivery of said information. Pacing it out with just enough information that reels people back in without revealing everything easily. The second point of view can pull people in by making them feel as the character with the word you and such. However its a pretty hard point of view to use in fiction or stories in general. There are good examples though of the usage of it. Which you might read to help compliment/ improve the story to your liking. One of my personal favorites and a well known one is tom robbins half asleep in frog pajamas. A lesser known one that is pretty interesting as well is If on a winters night a traveler.
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