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Atonement

McEwan Ian
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literary fiction psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~498 pp
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psychological lyrical melancholic

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count124,423
Page count~498 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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