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Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion

de Botton, Alain
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literary fiction philosophical non-fiction past tense third limited POV ~204 pp
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lyrical philosophical contemplative

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 30
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count50,996
Page count~204 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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