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The Looking Glass War

le CARRE, JOHN
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literary fiction espionage thriller past tense third limited POV ~325 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense melancholic bleak

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count81,159
Page count~325 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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