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Of Crimes and Punishments

Beccaria, Cesare; Bonesana, Marchese
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philosophical fiction political philosophy past tense third limited POV ~109 pp
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A slow-burn philosophical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count27,253
Page count~109 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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