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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy With Autism

Higashida, Naoki
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contemporary fiction memoir/literary fiction mixed tense third limited POV ~89 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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introspective lyrical poignant

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 65
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count22,140
Page count~89 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensemixed
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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