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Moll Flanders

Daniel Defoe
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historical fiction epistolary novel / picaresque past tense first POV ~611 pp
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melancholic grim cautionary

A slow-burn and dark historical 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 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count152,704
Page count~611 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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