Eleven Minutes 📖

Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense third limited POV ~275 pp

Vibe

melancholic existential lyrical

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count68,760
Page count~275 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited