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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Claire North
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literary fiction speculative fiction past tense first POV ~486 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

existential philosophical bleak

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count121,576
Page count~486 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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