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The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies

Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew
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nonfiction economic analysis past tense third limited POV ~349 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical optimistic urgent

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and action-forward.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count87,246
Page count~349 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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