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Full Dark No Stars

Stephen King
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literary fiction psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~570 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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psychological horror gothic bleak

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count142,408
Page count~570 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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