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Pig-Heart Boy

Blackman, Malorie
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young adult science fiction past tense third limited POV ~221 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense melancholic anxious

A young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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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 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count55,237
Page count~221 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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