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High Rise

Ballard, J G
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literary fiction dystopian social satire past tense third limited POV ~248 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive claustrophobic melancholic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count62,034
Page count~248 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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