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The Rum Diary: A Novel

Thompson, Hunter S
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contemporary fiction literary fiction past tense first POV ~276 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gritty existential bleak

A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count69,027
Page count~276 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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