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The Sicilian

Puzo, Mario
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historical fiction mafia epic past tense third limited POV ~524 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tragic oppressive heroic

A dark historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count131,076
Page count~524 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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