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Grace, Metalious
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contemporary fiction psychological drama past tense third limited POV ~392 pp
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oppressive psychological moral decay

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count97,961
Page count~392 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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