The Book of Lost Things - Atria Books edition 📖

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

Vibe

dark gothic atmospheric

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

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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