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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Gladwell, Malcolm
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nonfiction social science / psychology past tense third limited POV ~329 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical provocative insightful

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count82,340
Page count~329 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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