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American Gods

Neil Gaiman
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fantasy urban fantasy / magical realism past tense third limited POV ~792 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mythic grim absurd

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count198,037
Page count~792 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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