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The World Without Us
Weisman, Alan
nonfiction
environmental science/speculative nonfiction
past tense
third limited POV
~434 pp
Vibe
melancholic
lyrical
contemplative
A slow-burn nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
85
sparsedense
Pacing
20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
60
externalintrospective
Ending
50
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
10%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 108,503 |
| Page count | ~434 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |