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The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~384 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive lyrical

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 92
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 45
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count95,912
Page count~384 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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