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The Power of the Dog

Thomas Savage
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literary fiction regional realism past tense third limited POV ~345 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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bleak grim atmospheric

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count86,212
Page count~345 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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