You Can't Win
Jack Black
literary fiction
crime memoir
past tense
first POV
~503 pp
A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.
Matched by vibe, pacing, tone, and feel — not just genre.
| Word count | 125,649 |
| Page count | ~503 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |
| POV | first |