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Excellent Sheep

Deresiewicz, William
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literary fiction social critique past tense third limited POV ~294 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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critical analytical melancholic

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count73,418
Page count~294 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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