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The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco
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historical fiction medieval mystery past tense first POV ~793 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive philosophical macabre

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count198,209
Page count~793 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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