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The Poisonwood Bible

Kingsolver Barbara
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~771 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

bleak oppressive melancholic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count192,766
Page count~771 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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