The Authorized Edition 📖

The Authorized Edition

Scott Fitzgerald F
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fiction modernist tragedy past tense first POV ~210 pp

Vibe

melancholic oppressive haunting

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count52,387
Page count~210 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst