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Nights at the Circus

Angela Carter
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~486 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

grotesque absurdist melancholic

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, humor, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count121,380
Page count~486 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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