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The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood
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literary fiction magical realism mixed tense first POV ~1,429 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical oppressive

A dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count357,168
Page count~1,429 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensemixed
Cast & World
POVfirst

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