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Going Clear

Wright, Lawrence
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nonfiction biography past tense third limited POV ~682 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

paranoid manic obsessive

A dark nonfiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count170,515
Page count~682 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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