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The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein
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literary fiction magical realism past tense first POV ~282 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic gritty existential

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count70,522
Page count~282 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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