State of fear 📖

State of fear

Crichton, Michael
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thriller political thriller / techno-thriller past tense third limited POV ~682 pp

Vibe

tense paranoid apocalyptic

A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 80
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count170,577
Page count~682 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited