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Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift - Indianapolis - Indiana

Lasky, Kathryn
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contemporary fiction historical fiction past tense first POV ~147 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic hopeful lyrical

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 95
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count36,709
Page count~147 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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