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The Good Earth

Pearl S Buck
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historical fiction social realism past tense third limited POV ~465 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive grim

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count116,355
Page count~465 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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