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The Ranch

Steel, Danielle
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contemporary fiction literary fiction past tense third limited POV ~598 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic redemptive lyrical

A dark contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count149,446
Page count~598 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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