But as beergoodfoamy points out below...it is VERY hard to pull off well. Partly because it has been over-done and is now cliche. Which means to do that story - you are basically fighting a million other bad stories.

I'd challenge people to come up with five writers who have done it well. Or just one. Of course the problem with writing is that's subjective.

What's great writing to one person, is horrific to another...or so I've learned.