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The People in the Trees : A Novel

Hanya Yanagihara
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literary fiction magical realism past tense first POV ~596 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic uncanny existential

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count148,941
Page count~596 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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