The Library Book 📖

The Library Book

Orlean, Susan
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literary fiction nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~399 pp

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melancholic investigative lyrical

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count99,805
Page count~399 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited