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Homeless Bird

Whelan, Gloria
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~143 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical resilient

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

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

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count35,762
Page count~143 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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