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The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck
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historical fiction social realism past tense third limited POV ~774 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

bleak oppressive gritty

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count193,417
Page count~774 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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