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In the beginning ...was the command line

Stephenson, Neal
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contemporary fiction nonfiction essay past tense first POV ~149 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical reflective technical

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 65
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count37,284
Page count~149 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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