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A Scanner Darkly

Philip K Dick
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literary fiction neo-noir psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~343 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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paranoid gritty existential

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count85,639
Page count~343 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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