Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon 📖

Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Sheinkin, Steve
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historical fiction historical thriller past tense third limited POV ~268 pp

Vibe

tense solemn gritty

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count67,045
Page count~268 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited