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White Teeth

Zadie Smith
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense third limited POV ~687 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic absurdist claustrophobic

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 65%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 55%
seriouscomedic
Romance 35%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count171,804
Page count~687 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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