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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon
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contemporary fiction psychological thriller / mystery past tense first POV ~257 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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obsessive logical melancholic

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count64,215
Page count~257 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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