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Look Me in the Eye

Robison, John Elder
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contemporary fiction autobiographical memoir past tense first POV ~366 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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introspective autobiographical quirky

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count91,559
Page count~366 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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