[johnny]

I think all perspectives have their value. There are certainly some stories that are better in third person rather than first person, but the true could be said of the opposite, really.

I even enjoy some short stories done in second person. Choose Your Own Adventure books are a good way to use second person in a longer format, but they sort of lost their appeal for me around... middle school, I think?

Then again, I'm one of those people who skip to the last page in a novel. I tended to cheat a bit with Choose Your Own Adventure books. xD

Anyway, third person is probably the most flexible point of view. You can easily adjust the amount of information given to the reader.