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Always Coming Home

Ursula K. Le Guin
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literary fiction magical realism / speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~775 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mythic lyrical ancient

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count193,808
Page count~775 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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