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The Family Upstairs

Lisa Jewell
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literary fiction psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~351 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive psychological horror gothic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count87,628
Page count~351 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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