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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Alexie Sherman
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contemporary fiction coming of age past tense first POV ~254 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

darkly comedic traumatic melancholic

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,489
Page count~254 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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