The Japanese Screen 📖

The Japanese Screen

Mather, Anne
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romance historical romance past tense third limited POV ~236 pp

Vibe

melancholic tense romantic

A romance. Expect dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count59,057
Page count~236 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited