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Brooklyn

Colm Tóibín
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense third limited POV ~347 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical restless

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count86,701
Page count~347 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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