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Leaves of Grass First and Death-Bed Editions

Walt Whitman
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literary fiction poetry past tense first POV ~993 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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ecstatic cosmic panoramic

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 65
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count248,357
Page count~993 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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