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My Family and Other Animals
Durrell, Gerald
contemporary fiction
literary fiction
past tense
first POV
~399 pp
Vibe
whimsical
observant
eclectic
A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
70
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
60
externalintrospective
Ending
75
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
10%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 99,763 |
| Page count | ~399 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |