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The Plot Against America

Philip Roth
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science fiction alternate history dystopian fiction past tense first POV ~564 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive nightmarish claustrophobic

A dark science 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 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count140,991
Page count~564 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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