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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Rae, Issa
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contemporary fiction memoir past tense first POV ~236 pp
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self-deprecating awkward memoir

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, intimate scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count58,970
Page count~236 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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