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Fear and Trembling Dialectical Lyric by Johannes De Silentio

Søren Hannay Alast Kierkegaard
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philosophical fiction existential philosophy past tense third limited POV ~253 pp
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existential paradoxical melancholic

A slow-burn and dark philosophical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 92
sparsedense
Pacing 10
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,322
Page count~253 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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