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Still Life with Woodpecker

Robbins, Tom
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~295 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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lyrical absurdist melancholic

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, humor, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count73,709
Page count~295 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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