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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Doctorow, Cory
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science fiction cyberpunk dystopia past tense first POV ~202 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic existential gritty

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count50,476
Page count~202 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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