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The Worst Journey in the World

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley
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historical fiction adventure nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~968 pp high worldbuilding
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grim desolate heroic

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count241,923
Page count~968 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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