We Were Liars 📖

We Were Liars

E Lockhart
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literary fiction coming of age past tense first POV ~205 pp

Vibe

melancholic lyrical angsty

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count51,130
Page count~205 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst