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Darkness at Noon

Arthur Koestler
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literary fiction political dystopian fiction past tense third limited POV ~299 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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bleak oppressive melancholic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 92
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 95
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 98
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count74,797
Page count~299 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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