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The House in the Pines : A Novel

Ana Reyes
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literary fiction psychological thriller past tense third limited POV ~307 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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psychological horror oppressive uncanny

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count76,779
Page count~307 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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