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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

Rhodes, Richard
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historical fiction historical nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~1,563 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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bleak grim melancholic

A slow-burn and dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. 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 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count390,850
Page count~1,563 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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