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The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up

Rallison, James
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contemporary fiction memoir past tense first POV ~83 pp
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self-deprecating humorous awkward

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose, intimate scope. Plot-driven and action-forward. Contains notable humor.

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Prose density 25
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 15
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 95%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count20,842
Page count~83 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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