Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes 📖

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

Konnikova, Maria
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nonfiction psychology and self-help past tense third limited POV ~393 pp

Vibe

analytical insightful reflective

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 30
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count98,358
Page count~393 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited