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City of Girls

Elizabeth Gilbert
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense first POV ~579 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical gritty

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count144,661
Page count~579 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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