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A Tale for the Time Being

Ozeki, Ruth
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literary fiction magical realism mixed tense first POV ~598 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic existential lyrical

A dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count149,495
Page count~598 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensemixed
Cast & World
POVfirst

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