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Slavery by Another Name

Blackmon, Douglas A
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historical fiction historical nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~683 pp
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oppressive grim documentary

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 10
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 0%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count170,678
Page count~683 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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