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Life as We Knew It

Susan Beth Pfeffer
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contemporary fiction post-apocalyptic survival past tense first POV ~403 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

desperate claustrophobic gritty

A contemporary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count100,690
Page count~403 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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