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A Journal of the Plague Year

Defoe, Daniel
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historical fiction historical nonfiction / memoir past tense first POV ~519 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic grim reflective

A slow-burn and dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count129,806
Page count~519 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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