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Wish

O'Connor, Barbara
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contemporary fiction coming of age past tense first POV ~171 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic redemptive heartwarming

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 75
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count42,677
Page count~171 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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