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Boy Tales of Childhood

Roald Dahl
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contemporary fiction autobiographical memoir past tense first POV ~148 pp
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darkly humorous nostalgic childhood trauma

A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, intimate scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count36,884
Page count~148 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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