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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Putnam, Robert D
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nonfiction sociological analysis past tense third limited POV ~950 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical academic concerned

A slow-burn nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 0
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 15
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count237,621
Page count~950 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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