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Black Rain

Masuji Ibuse
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historical fiction historical fiction (atomic bombing) past tense third limited POV ~433 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

devastating claustrophobic gritty

A slow-burn and dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,210
Page count~433 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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