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The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime

Raine, Adrian
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nonfiction psychological science/criminology past tense third limited POV ~728 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical clinical detached

A dark nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count181,956
Page count~728 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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