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Kim (Penguin Classics)

Rudyard Kipling, Jan Montefiore (editor)
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historical fiction colonial adventure past tense third limited POV ~629 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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lyrical adventurous philosophical

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable humor.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count157,277
Page count~629 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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