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Yaa Gyasi
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historical fiction epic historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~458 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive lyrical haunting

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count114,575
Page count~458 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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