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A Brief History of Seven Killings

James, Marlon
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literary fiction crime thriller past tense third limited POV ~972 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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visceral chaotic melancholic

A propulsive and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 90
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 95
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count242,990
Page count~972 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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