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The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Scientist's Journey into Hatian Voodoo, Zombis and Magic

Davis, Wade
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literary fiction nonfiction / cultural anthropology past tense first POV ~446 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mysterious oppressive atmospheric

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count111,576
Page count~446 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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