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Dry

Shusterman, Neal; Shusterman, Jarrod
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young adult post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller past tense first POV ~410 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gritty desperate chaotic

A propulsive and dark young adult. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count102,453
Page count~410 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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