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Intellectuals and Society

Sowell, Thomas
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nonfiction political philosophy past tense third limited POV ~910 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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polemical analytical moralistic

A slow-burn and dark nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note.

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Prose density 92
sparsedense
Pacing 10
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 0
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 5
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 10
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count227,583
Page count~910 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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