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Just Listen

Sarah Dessen
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contemporary fiction young adult literary fiction past tense first POV ~413 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

psychological angst melancholic

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

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 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count103,195
Page count~413 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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