This Should Be Written in the Present Tense by Helle Helle

This Should Be Written in the Present Tense

Helle Helle with Martin Aitken (Translator)

208 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective medium-paced

Description

Dorte is twenty and adrift, pretending to study literature at Copenhagen University. In reality she is riding the trains and clocking up random encounters in her new home by the railway tracks. She remembers her ex, Per - the first boyfriend she t...

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Moods

emotional 50%
reflective 50%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
lighthearted 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 33%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.14

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