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A stranger in the mirror

Sheldon, Sidney
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literary fiction satirical dark comedy past tense third limited POV ~337 pp
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dark obsessive melancholic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count84,334
Page count~337 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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