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Empire of Cotton: A Global History

Beckert, Sven
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historical fiction economic history past tense third omni POV ~967 pp high worldbuilding
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analytical grim systemic

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 10
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 0%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count241,756
Page count~967 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird omni

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