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The Beach

Garland, Alex
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literary fiction magical realism / dystopian fiction past tense first POV ~460 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

surreal oppressive paranoid

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count115,065
Page count~460 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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