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Severance

Ling Ma
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literary fiction post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction past tense first POV ~342 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic claustrophobic existential

A dark 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 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 15
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 35%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count85,590
Page count~342 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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