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The Candy House

Jennifer Egan
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science fiction satirical speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~387 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

satirical absurdist meta-fictional

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 80%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count96,799
Page count~387 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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