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The Book of Secrets
Elizabeth Joy Arnold
literary fiction
family drama with mystery elements
past tense
first POV
~1,311 pp
Vibe
melancholic
oppressive
devastating
A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
72
sparsedense
Pacing
45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
15
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
60
externalintrospective
Ending
30
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
40%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 327,696 |
| Page count | ~1,311 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |