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Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart
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literary fiction social realism past tense third limited POV ~620 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gritty bleak melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 30
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count155,043
Page count~620 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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