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Sex and Rage

Babitz, Eve
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literary fiction contemporary literary fiction past tense third limited POV ~229 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical existential

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

Style Fingerprint

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

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count57,134
Page count~229 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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