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The Book of Lost Things - Atria Books edition

Connolly, John
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fantasy dark fantasy / magical realism past tense third limited POV ~561 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

dark gothic atmospheric

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 92
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 65
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count140,165
Page count~561 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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