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The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for

James Brown Daniel
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historical fiction biographical sports drama past tense third limited POV ~652 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic gritty inspiring

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count163,018
Page count~652 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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