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Just Kids

Patti Smith
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contemporary fiction memoir past tense first POV ~318 pp
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A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count79,401
Page count~318 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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