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Prodigal Summer

Kingsolver, Barbara
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literary fiction contemporary rural fiction past tense third limited POV ~585 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical observant

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 15
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count146,346
Page count~585 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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