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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories

Fitzgerald, F Scott
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~270 pp
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melancholic absurd ironic

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count67,456
Page count~270 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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