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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Kesey Ken
psychological fiction
satirical dystopian drama
past tense
first POV
~453 pp
high worldbuilding
Vibe
oppressive
absurdist
psychological
A dark psychological fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
90
externalintrospective
Ending
10
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
40%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 113,248 |
| Page count | ~453 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |