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The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt
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literary fiction contemporary fiction past tense first POV ~1,172 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic obsessive claustrophobic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count292,932
Page count~1,172 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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