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The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: How Our Animal Heritage Affects the Way We Live

Diamond, Jared M
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nonfiction evolutionary biology and anthropology past tense third limited POV ~577 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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analytical authoritative provocative

A slow-burn nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count144,284
Page count~577 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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