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Cows
Matthew Stokoe
literary fiction
psychological horror
past tense
third limited POV
~182 pp
Vibe
visceral
oppressive
nightmarish
A dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
10
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
65
externalintrospective
Ending
0
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Violence
100%
noneextreme
Sexual content
80%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 45,571 |
| Page count | ~182 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |