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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Mitchell, David
historical fiction
historical drama
past tense
third limited POV
~641 pp
high worldbuilding
Vibe
oppressive
claustrophobic
melancholic
A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
85
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
75
externalintrospective
Ending
20
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
40%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 160,309 |
| Page count | ~641 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |