The Vanishing Half  A Novel 📖

The Vanishing Half A Novel

Bennett Brit
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense third limited POV ~394 pp

Vibe

melancholic oppressive lyrical

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count98,488
Page count~394 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited