These Truths: A History of The United States 📖

These Truths: A History of The United States

Lepore, Jill
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historical fiction political history past tense third limited POV ~1,467 pp

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A slow-burn historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count366,838
Page count~1,467 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited