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Jacob Have I Loved

Katherine Paterson
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contemporary fiction literary fiction past tense first POV ~214 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive claustrophobic

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count53,506
Page count~214 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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