: Charles Stross' Rule 34 does this, but the book is fully 2nd person. That means that you are the characters. Some say the Internet is for porn but you know that in truth the Internet

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Charles Stross' Rule 34 does this, but the book is fully 2nd person. That means that you are the characters.

Some say the Internet is for porn but you know that in truth the
Internet is for spam.

Rule 34 by Charles Stross

As @DanBron Said, it can be done, but it's a huge challenge to pull off.

One thing that's worth noting though is that there is a different between a 1st person that breaks the 4th Wall (addressing the audience) and a true 2nd person. If you only address the reader through the medium of the character addressing the reader, and you don't do it often, it will break the flow of the story simply because it is unexpected. To avoid this:

use the device often,
make it clear what you are doing,
have a very good reason for doing it
and make that reason clear to the reader.

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