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Arrow of God

Chinua Achebe
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~358 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive mythic claustrophobic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count89,591
Page count~358 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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