The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires 📖

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

Wu, Tim
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nonfiction history of technology and media past tense third limited POV ~513 pp

Vibe

analytical cautionary authoritative

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Action-forward.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count128,223
Page count~513 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited