Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug

Present Tense Machine

Gunnhild Øyehaug with Kari Dickson (Translator)

176 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
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From the author of Wait, Blink and Knots, Gunnhild Øyehaug's Present Tense Machine is a playful and transcendent novel about language, family, and parallel universes.On an ordinary day in Bergen, Norway, in the late 1980s, Anna is reading in the g...

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Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews

Moods

reflective 81%
mysterious 60%
challenging 50%
emotional 21%
lighthearted 14%
funny 12%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 9%
sad 9%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%
dark 5%
tense 5%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 24%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 35% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 42% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 93% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 23%

Average rating

3.75

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