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Nightmare Abbey

Thomas Love Peacock
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literary fiction satirical comedy of manners past tense third limited POV ~111 pp
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A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, humor.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count27,765
Page count~111 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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