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Ishmael

Daniel Quinn
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literary fiction philosophical fiction past tense first POV ~254 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

philosophical lyrical existential

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 20
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,500
Page count~254 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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