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The Dutch House

Ann Patchett
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literary fiction family drama past tense first POV ~419 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic atmospheric reflective

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count104,631
Page count~419 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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