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The City and the Pillar

Vidal, Gore
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literary fiction coming of age past tense third limited POV ~249 pp
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melancholic lyrical existential

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count62,294
Page count~249 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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