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The Sandman: Book of Dreams

Neil Gaiman
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fantasy dream fantasy past tense third limited POV ~430 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

surreal nightmarish philosophical

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 20
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count107,446
Page count~430 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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