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The Great Alone

Hannah, Kristin
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense third limited POV ~552 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

bleak oppressive raw

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count137,897
Page count~552 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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