Tip #277: The best POV for a story

you can really mess with the reader by choosing the right point of view... some peoples' perceptions are really off.

http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2012/08/the-story-board-episode-1/

Tip #42: Learning from other authors

Some authors excel in creating labyrinthine mysteries, or plots that astonish, or, like Rowling, are geniuses in audience analysis... one key to deepening your art as a writer is to learn to see the strengths in others’ works. Sometimes, the beauty in another artist’s work isn’t apparent, or maybe it’s something that just doesn’t interest you. No matter. Study it and try to learn from it anyway.

David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants—Deepening Your Art - 20th January 2011

NB He does add that " not every novel is worthy of deep study".