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Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

Sheffield, Rob
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contemporary fiction memoir past tense first POV ~222 pp
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melancholic lyrical obsessive

A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, humor.

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Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count55,561
Page count~222 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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