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Cry to heaven

Rice, Anne
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~811 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic oppressive lyrical

A dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count202,690
Page count~811 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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