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How to Stop Time

Haig, Matt
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literary fiction historical fantasy past tense first POV ~356 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic existential atmospheric

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count89,011
Page count~356 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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