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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

deGrasse, Neil Tyson
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nonfiction popular science past tense third limited POV ~429 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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intellectual informative wonder

A nonfiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and action-forward. Contains notable humor.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count107,157
Page count~429 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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