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Ford County

John Grisham
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contemporary fiction Southern Gothic past tense third limited POV ~344 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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bleak gritty realist

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 35%
seriouscomedic
Romance 25%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count85,981
Page count~344 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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