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High Fidelity

Nick Hornby
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contemporary fiction literary fiction past tense first POV ~321 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic existential gritty

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count80,363
Page count~321 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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