POV- First Person x 4 - Am I crazy?

I have four MC's who's stories all intertwine. I have chosen to write in first person...for all four of them. Each chapter is a different character in her voice(ie 1-Noel, 2-Beth, 3-Lynn, 4-Rivers, and then continues in that order). I feel like this is a risk but for this story I can't imagine doing it differently.
What do you all think?

I say go for it. As long as you can make each voice distinct it shouldn't be a problem. Take the risk! :)

Look at Alisa Valdes-Rodgrigez's "Dirty Girls Social Club"—she had SIX different MC in first person. If you've never read it, XL, I HIGHLY encourage you to do so. Not just because it's a good way to see how someone does the multi-person first person POV, but also because it's a cute story.

Thanks for the support!

Jodi Picolti does it in My Sister's Keeper. She just labled each chapter with the character instead of a name.

Barbary Kingsolver does it x 5 in the Poison Wood Bible and it works beautifully.Go for it!

Jodi Picoult does it with virtually ever book I've read of hers. Sometimes it's three or four characters, sometimes it's just two. My first book (not published - nowhere near ready for submitting it anywhere) is written from many many different POV (Esme, Brian, Elizabeth, Julie, Dr Bailey, Alex, Peggy, Marge, Stewart, Lottie and another Brian). OK - Esme, Elizabeth, Peggy, Marge and Lottie are all the same person, just at different stages of her life, but even so....some are 3rd person but I'd say 3/4s is first person. Not easy!

Just stay clear in your head about who is talking in the scene you're writing. Make a list of little phrases each of them might use, for instance, and do a search to make sure they appear ONLY in that particular character's chapters. I'd recommend never writing from more than one POV in any one day. You could even write all of one characters POV for the whole book, then go back to the start with your second character etc. If you're really good, you can do what Freya North did and split the same basic story over 4 books - one from each POV (Pip, Cat and "the other sister I can never remember the name of because I've not read her one")

I can definitely see each character branching off into her own book for sequels. But for the first book I feel it needs to be all of them together. I'm not particularly worried about losing their voices because I know them. Not just as characters but as people. The four MCs are based on four real women who I have known for many years and that has definitely helped me to keep their personalities true and distinct. Thank you for support in the multiple first person POV. It's been something that has made me a bit nervous for the objections I may face come query and editing time.

I think multi-POV stories are becoming more accepted so just go for it!

I'm glad this thread's getting such positive feedbacks as I'm doing the same accidentally. :) Only 3 characters though. But thoroughly enjoying it!

I did it with my 2nd NaNo - 4 characters in first person. I found it worked great with NaNo cause if you got bored with one of them you could switch to another one. Three were guys, one was a girl. That worked great too.

Not published yet, but it will be. I hope.

This is my first NaNo and I'm writing in 8 POVs so... yeah, don't worry you've got this ;)

Jennifer Weiner does it in her chick lit novels and it works great....

Sarah Mlynowski does this with her characters a lot too and I think it keeps things fresh. She did it with Monkey Business and Fishbowl and I love both of those books. The fresh voices helps you flesh out the characters and to see the issues from the perspective of all of the characters.