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The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting

Mah, Adeline Yen
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historical fiction historical fantasy past tense third limited POV ~193 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical atmospheric

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count48,342
Page count~193 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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