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The Coddling of the American Mind

Lukianoff, Greg; Haidt, Jonathan
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nonfiction social commentary past tense third limited POV ~479 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

analytical urgent provocative

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 20
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count119,785
Page count~479 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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