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Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters
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literary fiction contemporary literary fiction past tense third limited POV ~435 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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visceral traumatic melancholic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,646
Page count~435 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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