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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Jamison, Kay Redfield
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literary fiction memoir past tense first POV ~232 pp
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melancholic lyrical introspective

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count57,974
Page count~232 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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