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The Outsider

Stephen King
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horror supernatural thriller past tense third limited POV ~669 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense grim paranoid

A dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count167,314
Page count~669 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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