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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas A Story

K Le Guin Ursula
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science fiction speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~22 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

philosophical bleak allegorical

A slow-burn science fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 0%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count5,429
Page count~22 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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