Skinny Legs and All 📖

Skinny Legs and All

Robbins, Tom
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~607 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

lyrical absurdist philosophical

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, humor, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count151,693
Page count~607 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited