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The Overstory

Powers Richard
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literary fiction speculative fiction / eco-fiction past tense third limited POV ~693 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

lyrical apocalyptic meditative

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count173,244
Page count~693 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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