Novel difficulty list

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Novel

Megane no Kokoro

Length (in words)	129948
Unique words	10845
Unique words (used once)	4778
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1990
Unique kanji (used once)	275
Unique kanji readings	3511
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	72/100
Average sentence length	23.8
Characters	295044
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	337833
Unique words	13535
Unique words (used once)	4869
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2294
Unique kanji (used once)	233
Unique kanji readings	4227
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
Average sentence length	19.8
Characters	741954
Volumes	9

Length (in words)	59525
Unique words	6505
Unique words (used once)	2941
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1667
Unique kanji (used once)	307
Unique kanji readings	2777
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	19.6
Characters	136339
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	184924
Unique words	11554
Unique words (used once)	4619
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	1930
Unique kanji (used once)	240
Unique kanji readings	3445
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
Average sentence length	25.2
Characters	429484
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	79784
Unique words	8390
Unique words (used once)	3870
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1561
Unique kanji (used once)	223
Unique kanji readings	2551
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
Average sentence length	26.4
Characters	193932
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	217947
Unique words	13167
Unique words (used once)	5082
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	2200
Unique kanji (used once)	253
Unique kanji readings	4051
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
Average sentence length	23.1
Characters	543338
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	78400
Unique words	9564
Unique words (used once)	4546
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1923
Unique kanji (used once)	321
Unique kanji readings	3292
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	26.7
Characters	193497
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	67699
Unique words	7194
Unique words (used once)	3352
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1794
Unique kanji (used once)	305
Unique kanji readings	2971
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
Average sentence length	21.3
Characters	150262
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	153839
Unique words	13694
Unique words (used once)	5649
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	2234
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	4320
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
Average sentence length	20.6
Characters	367336
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	933227
Unique words	24380
Unique words (used once)	7126
Unique words (used once %)	29%
Unique kanji	2652
Unique kanji (used once)	188
Unique kanji readings	5468
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	73/100
Average sentence length	21.8
Characters	2134830
Volumes	11

Length (in words)	105553
Unique words	11683
Unique words (used once)	5610
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	2052
Unique kanji (used once)	318
Unique kanji readings	3668
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	72/100
Average sentence length	18.3
Characters	253564
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	207577
Unique words	13149
Unique words (used once)	5065
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	2150
Unique kanji (used once)	233
Unique kanji readings	4060
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
Average sentence length	18.7
Characters	498941
Volumes	6

Length (in words)	44467
Unique words	5327
Unique words (used once)	2482
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1551
Unique kanji (used once)	316
Unique kanji readings	2506
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	67/100
Average sentence length	22.3
Characters	103154
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	287065
Unique words	12042
Unique words (used once)	4317
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	1983
Unique kanji (used once)	217
Unique kanji readings	3599
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	64/100
Average sentence length	18.6
Characters	659011
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	93994
Unique words	9997
Unique words (used once)	4426
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1847
Unique kanji (used once)	274
Unique kanji readings	3284
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	72/100
Average sentence length	21.3
Characters	229001
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	55608
Unique words	8230
Unique words (used once)	4357
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1732
Unique kanji (used once)	334
Unique kanji readings	2932
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	73/100
Average sentence length	22.4
Characters	126224
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	127725
Unique words	9233
Unique words (used once)	3711
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	2086
Unique kanji (used once)	324
Unique kanji readings	3771
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
Average sentence length	19.5
Characters	288859
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	74029
Unique words	7921
Unique words (used once)	3615
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1544
Unique kanji (used once)	294
Unique kanji readings	2630
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	71/100
Average sentence length	48.1
Characters	174278
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	73662
Unique words	8900
Unique words (used once)	4171
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	2053
Unique kanji (used once)	334
Unique kanji readings	3599
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	72/100
Average sentence length	28.0
Characters	163456
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	41048
Unique words	6508
Unique words (used once)	3422
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1590
Unique kanji (used once)	357
Unique kanji readings	2616
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	74/100
Average sentence length	32.4
Characters	94563
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	87907
Unique words	9166
Unique words (used once)	4398
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1693
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Unique kanji readings	2814
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
Average sentence length	22.6
Characters	209047
Volumes	2

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Novel difficulty list

Megane no Kokoro

Himegimi-tachi no Bansan

BABEL Fukushuu no Zouyosha

Reset World

Artemis Fowl 4: The Opal Deception

Uchi no Himesama ni wa Gakkari Desu....

Delivery Room

Grasshopper

Kami no Manimani!

Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken

Kyoukai Tantei Monstrum

Hakugin Ryuuou no Cradle

TAKER Fukushuu no Zouyosha

Dark Violets

Tsubasa wo Kudasai

Konya, Subete no Bar de

Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Oometsuke Goyou

Don Quixote

Uchouten Kazoku

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

Joshi Kousei Tantei Sherlock Holmes: The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Ningen Shikkaku

Artemis Fowl 3: The Eternity Code

Aisaka Suteki na Shoukougun

Fushigi Toriatsukaimasu Tsukumodou Kottouten

Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute

Shiritsu! Sanjuusangen Dougakuin

Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan

Kyuuketsuki no Himegoto

Nariagari Eiyuutan Kuzuboshi Ouji no Senshi

Guns Heart

Glass no Tou no Satsujin

RISING×RYDEEN

Gamers! DLC

All You Need Is Kill

GIVER Fukushuu no Zouyosha

Last Savior

Kakumei wa Koi no Hajimari

Banpu-chan to Zombie-kun Kyuuchi-hime wa Koishitai

Sourin no Umi

Shirogane no Sword Breaker

Otogizoushi

Humanity Has Declined

Level 99 Boukensha ni Yoru Hajimete no Ryouchi Keiei

Houkago Hyaku Monogatari

Daten no Shiren

Nozonda Mono wa Tada, Hitotsu

Ao no Honoo

Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin

Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Length (in words)	28004
Unique words	4888
Unique words (used once)	2608
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1544
Unique kanji (used once)	366
Unique kanji readings	2471
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
Average sentence length	40.4
Characters	63448
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	73411
Unique words	8248
Unique words (used once)	3916
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1483
Unique kanji (used once)	200
Unique kanji readings	2431
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	67/100
Average sentence length	24.5
Characters	179475
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	163102
Unique words	11137
Unique words (used once)	4655
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	2017
Unique kanji (used once)	300
Unique kanji readings	3570
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	71/100
Average sentence length	19.5
Characters	378136
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	310881
Unique words	12868
Unique words (used once)	4692
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2032
Unique kanji (used once)	214
Unique kanji readings	3774
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	78/100
Average sentence length	19.4
Characters	718889
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	268140
Unique words	12760
Unique words (used once)	4528
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2070
Unique kanji (used once)	223
Unique kanji readings	3758
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
Average sentence length	21.7
Characters	626166
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	723478
Unique words	24865
Unique words (used once)	8217
Unique words (used once %)	33%
Unique kanji	2622
Unique kanji (used once)	255
Unique kanji readings	5385
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
Average sentence length	24.7
Characters	1684465
Volumes	13

Length (in words)	207311
Unique words	16736
Unique words (used once)	6980
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	2585
Unique kanji (used once)	347
Unique kanji readings	5132
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	27.2
Characters	455067
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	179634
Unique words	10666
Unique words (used once)	4369
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	2019
Unique kanji (used once)	301
Unique kanji readings	3559
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
Average sentence length	22.7
Characters	416601
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	163035
Unique words	12232
Unique words (used once)	4840
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2190
Unique kanji (used once)	259
Unique kanji readings	4158
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	71/100
Average sentence length	21.9
Characters	370875
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	302152
Unique words	16066
Unique words (used once)	6014
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	2201
Unique kanji (used once)	237
Unique kanji readings	4148
Average difficulty	57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	29.2
Characters	686006
Volumes	5