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Openly Straight

Konigsberg, Bill
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contemporary fiction coming of age past tense first POV ~318 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic anxious introspective

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count79,471
Page count~318 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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