I have noticed this phenomenon too. Nice to see it visually.
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Heh – my graphs look like this, too… but the reason is tied more to the impending due date than the internal milestones. 😂
photoonflux on
I love that you can see the interest escalating through each plot milestone. Quantifying the reading experience like this captures what we all feel but rarely articulate. The pace of the climb in the second half is really telling. Did you notice any correlation between the steepness of those jumps and specific narrative devices like cliffhangers or reveals?
![[OC] I plotted a book blogger's journey through a novel, and you can see his escalating interest as he passes major plot milestones](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/zmlhj873gomg1-1536x736.png "[OC] I plotted a book blogger’s journey through a novel, and you can see his escalating interest as he passes major plot milestones")
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I have noticed this phenomenon too. Nice to see it visually.
Heh – my graphs look like this, too… but the reason is tied more to the impending due date than the internal milestones. 😂
I love that you can see the interest escalating through each plot milestone. Quantifying the reading experience like this captures what we all feel but rarely articulate. The pace of the climb in the second half is really telling. Did you notice any correlation between the steepness of those jumps and specific narrative devices like cliffhangers or reveals?