Unorthodox 📖

Unorthodox

Feldman, Deborah
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~403 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

claustrophobic oppressive melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 45
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count100,744
Page count~403 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst