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The Stone Diaries

Shields, Carol
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~395 pp
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melancholic lyrical existential

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count98,796
Page count~395 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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