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Zoo

Patterson, James; Ledwidge, Michael
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literary fiction speculative thriller past tense first POV ~324 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

apocalyptic visceral desperate

A propulsive and dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 45
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 15%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 25%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count80,960
Page count~324 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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