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Ordinary People

Guest, Judith
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literary fiction psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~274 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic claustrophobic angst

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count68,459
Page count~274 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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