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How I Live Now

Meg Rosoff
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~189 pp high worldbuilding
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lyrical oppressive desolate

A dark literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count47,162
Page count~189 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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