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Down the Rabbit Hole: The Diary of Pringle Rose: Chicago-Illinois 1871

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense first POV ~159 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical oppressive

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count39,763
Page count~159 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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