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A History of God: the 4000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Armstrong, Karen
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historical fiction intellectual history past tense third limited POV ~743 pp high worldbuilding
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philosophical contemplative melancholic

A slow-burn historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count185,797
Page count~743 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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