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A Brother's Journey Surviving a Childhood of Abuse

Pelzer, Richard B
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contemporary fiction psychological thriller / memoir past tense first POV ~284 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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claustrophobic traumatic oppressive

A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count71,023
Page count~284 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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