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The Little Stranger
Waters, Sarah
literary fiction
gothic psychological drama
past tense
third limited POV
~687 pp
Vibe
oppressive
gothic
melancholic
A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
85
sparsedense
Pacing
30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
75
externalintrospective
Ending
60
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
30%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 171,849 |
| Page count | ~687 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |