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The Little Stranger

Waters, Sarah
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literary fiction gothic psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~687 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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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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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
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count171,849
Page count~687 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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