The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World 📖

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

Ferguson, Niall
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nonfiction financial history past tense third limited POV ~504 pp

Vibe

analytical authoritative comprehensive

A slow-burn nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and action-forward.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count126,092
Page count~504 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited