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The Buddha of Suburbia

Kureishi, Hanif
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contemporary fiction coming of age past tense first POV ~441 pp
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alienated suburban decay sexual experimentation

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count110,223
Page count~441 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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