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The Last Straw

Jeff Kinney
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contemporary fiction middle grade humor past tense third limited POV ~2 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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humorous relatable chaotic

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose. Action-forward. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 15
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 70
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 20
externalintrospective
Ending 75
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 95%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count499
Page count~2 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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