Holding Up the Universe 📖

Holding Up the Universe

Niven Jennifer
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contemporary fiction young adult drama past tense third limited POV ~346 pp

Vibe

melancholic angsty heartbreaking

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count86,619
Page count~346 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited