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Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller
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literary fiction modernist existential fiction past tense first POV ~463 pp
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grotesque absurdist melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 95%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count115,663
Page count~463 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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