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The Magic Finger

Roald Dahl
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fantasy children's fantasy past tense first POV ~27 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

whimsical humorous chaotic

A propulsive fantasy. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and action-forward. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 95%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count6,754
Page count~27 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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