One False Note 📖

One False Note

Korman, Gordon
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young adult adventure mystery past tense third limited POV ~158 pp

Vibe

adventurous tense chaotic

A propulsive young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 35
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count39,464
Page count~158 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited