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Ella Minnow Pea A novel in letters

Mark Dunn
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literary fiction dystopian allegory past tense third limited POV ~123 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive desperate melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count30,690
Page count~123 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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