Out of My Mind The Out of My Mind Series 📖

Out of My Mind The Out of My Mind Series

Sharon M Draper
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contemporary fiction children's literature past tense first POV ~238 pp

Vibe

resilient heartbreaking melancholic

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count59,395
Page count~238 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst