Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs 📖

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs

Tavris, Caroll
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nonfiction psychology past tense third limited POV ~397 pp

Vibe

analytical urgent provocative

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 0
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count99,266
Page count~397 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited