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Disobedience

Naomi Alderman
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literary fiction contemporary literary fiction past tense third limited POV ~317 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive claustrophobic melancholic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count79,295
Page count~317 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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