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Under the Skin

Faber, Michel
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science fiction dystopian speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~332 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive visceral alienating

A dark science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count82,910
Page count~332 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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