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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (UK)

Montgomery, Sy
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literary fiction nature nonfiction/speculative essay past tense first POV ~341 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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lyrical observant philosophical

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count85,239
Page count~341 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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