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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

Johnson, Steven
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nonfiction science and technology past tense third limited POV ~324 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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intellectual lyrical optimistic

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Character-driven and deeply introspective.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 70
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count81,066
Page count~324 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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