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Caroline Kepnes
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literary fiction psychological thriller past tense first POV ~476 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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obsessive manic unreliable

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 90
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 95
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count119,117
Page count~476 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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