The Thirteenth Tale A Novel 📖

The Thirteenth Tale A Novel

Setterfield, Diane
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literary fiction gothic mystery past tense third limited POV ~518 pp

Vibe

melancholic oppressive uncanny

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count129,385
Page count~518 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited