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The Thirteenth Tale A Novel

Setterfield, Diane
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literary fiction gothic mystery past tense third limited POV ~518 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive uncanny

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

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

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