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Civilization and Its Discontents

Freud, Sigmund
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literary fiction philosophical essay past tense third limited POV ~126 pp
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bleak analytical philosophical

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 10
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 5
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count31,576
Page count~126 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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