Small Things Like These 📖

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan
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literary fiction contemporary realism past tense third limited POV ~81 pp

Vibe

melancholic oppressive bleak

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 72
sparsedense
Pacing 35
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count20,268
Page count~81 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited