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Ghost Boys

Jewell Parker Rhodes
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contemporary fiction social realism past tense first POV ~95 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic oppressive haunting

A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count23,808
Page count~95 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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