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Glasgow Kathleen
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contemporary fiction young adult drama past tense first POV ~380 pp
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melancholic oppressive angst

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count95,069
Page count~380 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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