SuperFreakonomics 📖

SuperFreakonomics

Levitt, Steven D
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nonfiction economic analysis past tense third limited POV ~331 pp

Vibe

analytical provocative informative

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Action-forward. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 65%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 45%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count82,701
Page count~331 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited