A Single Shard 📖

A Single Shard

Linda Sue Park
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historical fiction historical drama past tense third limited POV ~160 pp

Vibe

melancholic earnest reflective

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 30
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count40,020
Page count~160 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited