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The Lost Continent

Bryson, Bill
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contemporary fiction travelogue past tense first POV ~428 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

wry cynical observational

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, intimate scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 10
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count107,055
Page count~428 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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