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The World Without Us

Weisman, Alan
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nonfiction environmental science/speculative nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~434 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical contemplative

A slow-burn nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven.

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
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,503
Page count~434 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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