← bewks
📖
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Wu, Tim
Buy on Amazon
Kindle
nonfiction
history of technology and media
past tense
third limited POV
~513 pp
features extracted
2026-04-12
Vibe
analytical
cautionary
authoritative
A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Action-forward.
Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparse
dense
Pacing
40
slow burn
propulsive
Emotional tone
45
dark
hopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimal
maximal
Char / plot
60
character-driven
plot-driven
Interiority
30
external
introspective
Ending
50
unresolved
cathartic
Stakes
70
intimate
epic
Content
Violence
10%
none
extreme
Sexual content
0%
none
explicit
Humor
20%
serious
comedic
Romance
0%
none
central
Structure & Cast
Structure
Word count
128,223
Page count
~513 pp
Prologue
—
Epilogue
—
Tense
past
Cast & World
POV
third limited
Similar Books
Beating the Street
Lynch
nonfiction · personal finance/investing memoir
funnier
more hopeful
85% similar
Hello World
Fry
nonfiction · technology and society
more violent
more explicit
darker
82% similar
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: How Our Animal Heritage Affects the Way We Live
Diamond
nonfiction · evolutionary biology and anthropology
more violent
more explicit
slower paced
80% similar
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Ferguson
nonfiction · financial history
slower paced
80% similar
The Art of Dramatic Writing
Egri
nonfiction · playwriting theory and technique
more romance
slower paced
79% similar