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The Lake House

James Patterson
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science fiction dystopian thriller past tense third limited POV ~271 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense oppressive desperate

A propulsive science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 80
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count67,656
Page count~271 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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