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Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell
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historical fiction historical drama past tense third limited POV ~433 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical oppressive

A dark historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 45
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,154
Page count~433 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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