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The Price of Salt or Carol

Patricia Highsmith
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literary fiction psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~369 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical obsessive

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 95%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count92,239
Page count~369 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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