The Idiot Brain 📖

The Idiot Brain

Burnett, Dean
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nonfiction popular science past tense third limited POV ~382 pp

Vibe

analytical informative accessible

A nonfiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Character-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 0
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count95,593
Page count~382 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited