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Long Way Down

Reynolds, Jason
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young adult contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~94 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense oppressive bleak

A propulsive and dark young adult. Expect minimal worldbuilding, spare, direct prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 15
sparsedense
Pacing 95
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count23,535
Page count~94 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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