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The War that Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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historical fiction war fiction past tense first POV ~250 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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resilient traumatized melancholic

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count62,531
Page count~250 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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