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Thinner

Stephen King
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literary fiction magical realism / psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~390 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive grim melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

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

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count97,565
Page count~390 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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