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The Homework Machine

Gutman, Dan
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contemporary fiction middle grade fiction past tense third limited POV ~106 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense naive whimsical

A propulsive contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose. Plot-driven and action-forward. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 25
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count26,619
Page count~106 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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