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Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories

Enriquez, Mariana
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~234 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive uncanny melancholic

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count58,516
Page count~234 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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