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Quicksilver

Neal Stephenson
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historical fiction alternate history past tense third limited POV ~1,538 pp high worldbuilding
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satirical baroque absurdist

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count384,613
Page count~1,538 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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