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Envy.2001

Brown, Sandra
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contemporary fiction psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~580 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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psychological manipulative obsessive

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count144,972
Page count~580 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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