The 57 Bus 📖

The 57 Bus

Slater, Dashka
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contemporary fiction nonfiction narrative past tense third limited POV ~197 pp

Vibe

tragic documentary devastating

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count49,130
Page count~197 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited