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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

Hochschild, Adam
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historical fiction historical nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~586 pp
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grim documentary oppressive

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

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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 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count146,413
Page count~586 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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