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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C OBrien
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fantasy children's fantasy / animal fantasy past tense third limited POV ~224 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic adventurous whimsical

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable humor.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count55,987
Page count~224 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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