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Bad Behavior

Gaitskill, Mary
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense third limited POV ~273 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic alienated bleak

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 65%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count68,177
Page count~273 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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