Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke 📖

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

LaRocca Eric
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literary fiction psychological horror past tense third limited POV ~82 pp

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oppressive obsessive uncanny

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 15
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 85%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count20,588
Page count~82 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited