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Topic: Would you rather read a book in past or present tense?

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#1 Nov 07th, 12:00pm
Nate Odd Eikinskjaldi

The past tense.

I'm not entirely sure why, but I prefer past tense.

Present tense is only really suited to stream-of-consciousness writing.

But that's just my personal preference. And I have read books written in the present tense that were really good.

#2 Nov 08th, 4:32pm

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