Zoo 📖

Zoo

Patterson, James; Ledwidge, Michael
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literary fiction speculative thriller past tense first POV ~324 pp

Vibe

apocalyptic visceral desperate

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

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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