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The Yearling (illus N C Wyeth)

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan
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contemporary fiction regional realism past tense third limited POV ~520 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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lyrical folksy earnest

A contemporary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count130,040
Page count~520 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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