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Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson
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contemporary fiction literary fiction past tense first POV ~173 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count43,245
Page count~173 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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