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Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
contemporary fiction
young adult literary fiction
past tense
first POV
~439 pp
Vibe
lyrical
yearning
melancholic
A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.
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Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
90
externalintrospective
Ending
40
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
60%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 109,678 |
| Page count | ~439 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |